Exploited vulnerabilities / CVE-2025-32975
Confirmed exploited · authentication bypass · Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)CVE-2025-32975
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) authentication bypass, confirmed exploited in the wild.
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials.
| CISA's name for it | Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability |
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| Vendor and product | Quest · KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) |
| Type | authentication bypass · CWE-287 |
| Exploited | Confirmed by CISA listed 20 April 2026 |
| Likelihood | more likely to be exploited than most |
| Deadline | 4 May 2026 · already passed |
| Used in ransomware | Not reported |
| Advisories | support.quest.com ↗ · nvd.nist.gov ↗ |
Three steps, in this order
Apply the vendor fix and restart the affected service.
Put the login or management interface behind a VPN or allow-list; a bypass makes passwords irrelevant.
Rotate credentials and session keys the product holds, and review accounts and configuration changes since the listing date.
| CISA's required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
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CVE-2025-32975 in short
Is CVE-2025-32975 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-32975 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 20 April 2026, which it does only on evidence of exploitation in the wild.
What is the CISA deadline for CVE-2025-32975?
US federal agencies must remediate it by 4 May 2026. Everyone else should treat that date as the latest safe point to patch an internet-facing system.
How likely is CVE-2025-32975 to be exploited in the next 30 days?
FIRST's Exploit Prediction Scoring System gives it 2.5%, the 84th percentile of every CVE it scores.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32975?
Apply the vendor fix and restart the affected service. Put the login or management interface behind a VPN or allow-list; a bypass makes passwords irrelevant. Rotate credentials and session keys the product holds, and review accounts and configuration changes since the listing date.
Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue (released 10 November 2026) and FIRST EPSS. Page compiled automatically by SAK T.L.M, the threat-intelligence tool of SAK T.E.C, on 13 November 2026.