Description
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.
Published:
2026-07-27
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History
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0000
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| Description | An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-27T21:57:55.868Z
Reserved: 2021-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-32086
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-28T02:30:04Z
Weaknesses
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