ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
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CVE-2021-32086
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.
Published 27 Jul 2026, 22:16 UTC
Last modified 27 Jul 2026, 22:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Integrity
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