---
id: "CVE-2025-32975"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2025-32975"]
title: "Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183,\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "quest kace systems management appliance", "fixed": ["13.0.385"], "affected": ">= 13.0, < 13.0.385", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "quest kace systems management appliance", "fixed": ["13.1.81"], "affected": ">= 13.1, < 13.1.81", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "quest kace systems management appliance", "fixed": ["13.2.183"], "affected": ">= 13.2, < 13.2.183", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "quest kace systems management appliance", "fixed": ["14.0.341"], "affected": ">= 14.0, < 14.0.341", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "quest kace systems management appliance", "fixed": ["14.1.101"], "affected": ">= 14.1, < 14.1.101", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "infrastructure", "kace-sma", "on-prem-appliance", "quest-kace"]
not_affected_if: ["no-kace-sma-deployed"]
published_at: "2025-06-24T15:15:23+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-32975", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}]
---

# Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183,…

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) has an improper authentication flaw that lets an attacker impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:quest kace systems management appliance affected >= 13.0, < 13.0.385 fixed 13.0.385
- vendor:quest kace systems management appliance affected >= 13.1, < 13.1.81 fixed 13.1.81
- vendor:quest kace systems management appliance affected >= 13.2, < 13.2.183 fixed 13.2.183
- vendor:quest kace systems management appliance affected >= 14.0, < 14.0.341 fixed 14.0.341
- vendor:quest kace systems management appliance affected >= 14.1, < 14.1.101 fixed 14.1.101

## Fix

Apply the mitigations from the vendor (Quest) as CISA directs, or discontinue use of the appliance if mitigations are unavailable.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-32975
- 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975

## From the sources

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183, 14.0.x before 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.x before 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. The vulnerability exists in the SSO authentication handling mechanism and can lead to complete administrative takeover.

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