CVE-2014-125113 CRITICAL

CVE-2014-125113: Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Unauthenticated File Upload RCE

Vendor Dell/Quest
Product KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published August 5, 2025
Last update May 14, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in Dell (acquired by Quest) KACE K1000 System Management Appliance version 5.0 - 5.3, 5.4 prior to 5.4.76849, and 5.5 prior to 5.5.90547 in the download_agent.php endpoint. An attacker can upload arbitrary PHP files to a temporary web-accessible directory, which are later executed through inclusion in backend code that loads files under attacker-controlled paths.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2025 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated