CVE-2021-44028

5.5 mediumEPSS 3.1%

Medium (5.5) in quest kace desktop authority. EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 because the log4net configuration file might be controlled by an attacker, a related issue to CVE-2018-1285.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-611
Published: 2021-12-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

quest:kace_desktop_authority

References

https://support.quest.com/kace-desktop-authority/kb/336098/quest-response-to-desktop-authority-vulnerabilities-prior-to-11-2
https://support.quest.com/kace-desktop-authority/kb/336098/quest-response-to-desktop-authority-vulnerabilities-prior-to-11-2

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