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CVE-2025-32978VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-32978· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 14.1.101 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:45 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.1.101, 14.0.341, 13.2.183 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix is available in Quest KACE SMA versions 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.101 (Patch 4). Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory is not provided, patch status is inferred from the version information in the description. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated.

Description

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) versions prior to 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contain a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to replace system licenses via a web interface intended for license renewal. This can be exploited to replace valid licenses with expired or trial licenses, resulting in denial of service.

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