CVE-2021-32086
⛔ criticalSummary
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.
CVSS Score
9.8
Critical
EPSS Score
0.2
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-07-27
First Seen: 2026-07-31
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Very High Risk - more severe than 90.5% of all 340,405 vulnerabilities in our database.
#32,269
Top 10% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Jul 28, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-07-28
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)