CVE-2020-8868 CRITICAL

CVE-2020-8868

Vendor Quest
Product Foglight Evolve
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published March 23, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated