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TI-2021-19779 Aliases CVE-2021-44028GHSA-6vh7-mxw3-7f49

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 because the log4net…

Priority LOW 30CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03099 87th 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_desktop_authority:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 to before 11.2VulnerableQuest
  • cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_desktop_authority:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 to before 11.2 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44028
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vh7-mxw3-7f49

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19782 An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19780 An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19781 Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 allows XSS because it does not prevent untrusted… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-41466 Quest KACE Desktop Authority through 11.3.1 has Insecure Permissions on the Named Pipes… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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