CVE-2018-11134 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Quest KACE System Management Appliance version 8.0.318. A low-privileged user can exploit a flaw in the appliance's message queue, which runs with root privileges, to change any user's password, including the root account. This allows an attacker to gain full sudo privileges by resetting the password of the disabled 'kace_support' account. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.318CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:8.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.