CVE-2021-44028

Kace Desktop Authority vulnerability

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

3.0%

EPSS pct

86th

Exploited

No known

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 because the log4net configuration file might be controlled by an attacker, a related issue to CVE-2018-1285.

Affected vendor

Quest

Affected product

Kace Desktop Authority

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference

Published

2021-12-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-44028

Confirm whether Quest Kace Desktop Authority is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-44028.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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