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

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

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 20 Apr 2026 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hrwx-88rh-95q7

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32975?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2025-32975 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-32084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32084/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32086/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32088/): An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29807/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-30285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30285/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-32975 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-32975 in the wild since at least 20 Apr 2026.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32975/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32975/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32975
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-32975

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32975/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.