CVE•Published 2018-05-31•Modified 2026-08-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2018-11138Quest · Kace_system_management_appliance
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
100
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Timeline
Published 2018-05-31
Modified 2026-08-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2018-11138Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Quest Kace System Management Appliance" version:"8.0.318"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Kace System Management Appliance"HTTP body or banner mentions "Kace System Management Appliance" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2018-11138Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2018-11138Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2018-11138Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2018-11138GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2018-11138" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.