CVE detail
CVE-2021-32086
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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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 2
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 2
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
2 source links · newest first
- https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/4293505/quest-response-to-criticalstart-vulnerability-reportsupport.quest.com
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Release Notessupport.quest.comJul 27, 2026, 10:16 PM - https://support.quest.com/download-product-selectsupport.quest.com
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Release Notessupport.quest.comJul 27, 2026, 10:16 PM
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