CVE-2025-32975 Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication

Exploited in the wild Critical 10.0 Published 24 Jun 2025 Updated 21 Apr 2026

Attackers can bypass SSO authentication to impersonate users and gain administrative control over the KACE Systems Management Appliance.

Exploited in the wild: Since 20 Apr 2026
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-32975?

CVE-2025-32975 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2025-32975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 4 May 2026.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-32975 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-32975 in the wild since at least 20 Apr 2026.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hrwx-88rh-95q7.