CVE-2021-44031

9.8 criticalEPSS 2.2%

Critical (9.8) in quest kace desktop authority. EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2. /dacomponentui/profiles/profileitems/outlooksettings/Insertimage.aspx contains a vulnerability that could allow pre-authentication remote code execution. An attacker could upload a .ASP file to reside at /images/{GUID}/{filename}.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

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

EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-434
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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