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TI-2020-07122 Aliases CVE-2020-8868GHSA-6q8f-ff55-86rj

Hard-coded credentials in Quest Foglight Evolve

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09471 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QuestFoglight Evolve9.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Foglight Evolve VendorQuest Affected 9.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:foglight_evolve:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0VulnerableQuest
  • cpe:2.3:a:quest:foglight_evolve:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6q8f-ff55-86rj

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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