# CVE-2018-11138

The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2018-11138
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-25; CISA due date 2022-04-15; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 91.64% (percentile 99.8)
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 Nuclei template (first 2018-06-27)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2022-03-21)
- Weakness: CWE-78
- Published: 2018-05-31

## Affected

- quest:kace_system_management_appliance

## References

- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44950/
- [other] https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11138

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