CVE-2020-8868

high-risk
Published 2020-03-23

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.

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25.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 74% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Quest

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/
Vendor Advisory https://support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal