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high 8.8

CVE-2018-11139 in the critical feed json

The '/common/ajax_email_connection_test.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by any authenticate…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-3181

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.4%
EPSS 42.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The '/common/ajax_email_connection_test.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by any authenticated user and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system. This script is vulnerable to command injection via the unsanitized user input 'TEST_SERVER' sent to the script via the POST method.

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Exploit prediction

42.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • coresecurity.com https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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