Description
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The kbftp account has a password of getbxf, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the FTP service interface, which contains MySQL backups. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.
Published: 2026-07-27
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EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Title Remote FTP Password Disclosure Exposing Privileged Credentials in Quest KACE SMA
Weaknesses CWE-798

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Quest
Quest kace Systems Deployment Appliance
Vendors & Products Quest
Quest kace Systems Deployment Appliance

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The kbftp account has a password of getbxf, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the FTP service interface, which contains MySQL backups. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T18:47:08.899Z

Reserved: 2021-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-32087

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Updated: 2026-07-28T15:45:17Z

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