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CVE-2019-20504 (GCVE-0-2019-20504)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-09 00:55 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:46
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via shell metacharacters in the kuid parameter.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ad0f4657-215d-4fac-990c-0736a57b3ffc

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-20504

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-06-29 17:09 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-06-29
Asserted: 2024-06-29
Last Seen: 2024-06-29
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Quest / Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance | Class: device-management-platform | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2023-03-09: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class device-management-platform
7D Avg 0
Vendor Quest
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2023-03-09
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-06-30 12:29 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-30 15:34 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c6bd9cdf-84ce-4fb1-849f-59fdcb553802

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-20504

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-03-09 00:55 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-03-09
Asserted: 2020-03-09
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via... | Affected: n/a / n/a | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via...
Vendor n/a
Product n/a
Added Date 2020-03-09T00:55:30.000Z
Cvss Score None
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity None
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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