Unauthenticated administrative takeover via SSO impersonation
Published Jun 24, 2025 · Updated Apr 21, 2026
Authentication bypass in Quest KACE SMA allows remote attackers to gain administrative access through SSO without valid credentials. The SSO authentication handler accepts impersonation of any valid username without credentials; Quest has not published lower-level implementation details. No existing account access or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the appliance.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Quest KACE SMA allows remote attackers to gain administrative access through SSO without valid credentials. The SSO authentication handler accepts impersonation of any valid username without credentials; Quest has not published lower-level implementation details. No existing account access or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-32975
- Published
- Jun 24, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 9, 2026Exploitation reportedArctic Wolf observed suspected exploitation of exposed KACE SMA appliances
- Apr 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Reported exploitation
- Arctic Wolf observed suspected exploitation of exposed KACE SMA appliancesreported exploitation
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