CVE-2022-30285

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-326

Description

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0, a hash collision is possible during authentication. This may allow authentication with invalid credentials.

Affected products

Quest KACE: before 12.1.168 — fixed in 12.1.168

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quest KACE 12.1.168. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/338232/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2022-30285
https://www.quest.com/kace/
https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/338232/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2022-30285
https://www.quest.com/kace/

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