An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.

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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Title Hard‑coded Key in Quest KACE SMA Enables Secret Decryption and Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-330

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Title Hard‑coded Key in Quest KACE SMA Enables Secret Decryption and Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-321
CWE-330
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Quest
Quest kace Systems Deployment Appliance
Vendors & Products Quest
Quest kace Systems Deployment Appliance

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:54:54.862Z

Reserved: 2021-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-32086

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:34:51.627Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T14:15:10Z

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