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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-07-23 | Published 2025-08-05 | Updated 2026-05-14 | Assigner VulnCheck




CRITICAL: 9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Product status

Default status
unaffected

5.0 (custom)
affected

5.4 (custom) before 5.4.76849
affected

5.5 (custom) before 5.5.90547
affected

Credits

Bradley Austin finder

References

raw.githubusercontent.com/.../http/dell_kace_k1000_upload.rb exploit

console-cowboys.blogspot.com/...-of-ninjamonkeypiratela.html technical-description exploit

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39693 exploit

www.vulncheck.com/...quest-kace-k1000-unauth-file-upload-rce third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2014-125113)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2014-125113)

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