VulnerabilityPublished 4 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-92185: Quest Foglight for Databases AbstractParser XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-92185· High 7.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 01:46 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score

7.2High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (zdi)	CVSS 3.0	7.2

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
QuestFoglight for Databases	Affected =8.2.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict access to the affected service and monitor for suspicious XML input to mitigate exploitation risk.

Description

CVE-2026-92185 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Quest Foglight for Databases affecting the AbstractParser class. It allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information without authentication by exploiting improper restriction of XML external entity references. The vulnerability can lead to information disclosure with SYSTEM-level context.

Impact

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication to disclose sensitive information on affected Quest Foglight for Databases installations. The information disclosure occurs in the context of SYSTEM, potentially exposing critical system data. The vulnerability does not affect integrity but impacts confidentiality and availability to a limited extent.

Summary

This vulnerability in Quest Foglight for Databases arises from the AbstractParser class improperly handling XML External Entity (XXE) references. An attacker can craft an XML document with a malicious external entity URI, causing the XML parser to fetch and embed external content into the XML processing flow. This flaw enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to disclose sensitive information with SYSTEM privileges. The CVSS v3.0 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact on confidentiality and availability.

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A02:2025: Security Misconfiguration (opens in a new tab)
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
Implementation · System Configuration
Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
XML External Entity Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.5.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Data Serialization External Entities Blowup (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Nov 2026, 01:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-611

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