Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance's Improper Authentication Allows Attackers to Impersonate Legitimate Users Without Valid Credentials; CISA's May 4th KEV Deadline Has Passed

Last refreshed2026-09-27

Status: KEV | Advisory ID: CVE-2025-32975

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2025-32975
Vulnerability Name	Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Affected products	Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
Exploitation status	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation.
Classified as	CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)
KEV listing	Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-04-20.
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)	2.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (84% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.
Federal remediation deadline	2026-05-04 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive).

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
Quest	KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)

Vendor

Product

Affected Versions

Patch Status

Quest

KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)

Subsystems	General OT
Sectors	Multiple

What to Know

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials.

What to Do

Monitor Quest's web page for any future patch releases.

References

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32975

Source

Reference

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975

CVE

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32975

KEV Required Action

Field	Value
KEV Link	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Date Added to KEV	2026-04-20
Required Action Due Date	2026-05-04
Required Action	Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Field

Value

KEV Link

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

Date Added to KEV

2026-04-20

Required Action Due Date

2026-05-04

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.