Description
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The report and R1 MySQL accounts have a password of box747, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the MySQL databases. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.
Published: 2026-07-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Default MySQL Credentials in Quest KACE SMA Enable Privileged Database Access
Weaknesses CWE-256
CWE-284
CWE-798
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The report and R1 MySQL accounts have a password of box747, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the MySQL databases. 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: 2026-07-28T14:55:00.720Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-32085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:35:57.549Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses
  • CWE-256

    Plaintext Storage of a Password

  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control

  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials