known ransomware use

Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-03-25
Federal due date
2022-04-15
Vendor
Quest
Product
KACE System Management Appliance
EPSS
99.8th percentile (score 0.934, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Known
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11138

CISA short description

The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to perform remote code execution.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.