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CVE-2014-125113: Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Unauthenticated File Upload RCE

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in Dell (acquired by Quest) KACE K1000 System Management Appliance version 5.0 - 5.3, 5.4 prior to 5.4.76849, and 5.5 prior to 5.5.90547 in the download_agent.php endpoint. An attacker can upload arbitrary PHP files to a temporary web-accessible directory, which are later executed through inclusion in backend code that loads files under attacker-controlled paths.

Affected products

• Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance: from 5.0 through 5.3; from 5.4 before 5.4.76849; from 5.5 before 5.5.90547 — fixed in 5.4.76849, 5.5.90547

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance 5.4.76849, 5.5.90547. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://console-cowboys.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-curious-case-of-ninjamonkeypiratela.html
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/http/dell_kace_k1000_upload.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39693
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dell-quest-kace-k1000-unauth-file-upload-rce

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