CVE-2021-32088

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. Certain API endpoints contain a rate-limiting feature to minimize a brute-force attack. This protection can be bypassed by removing the kboxid cookie.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Quest response to CRITICALSTART vulnerability report (4293505)

https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/4293505/quest-response-to-criticalstart-vulnerability-report
generic

Download Software

https://support.quest.com/download-product-select

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-32088(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 57× in last 7d / 242× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 242 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-26 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-25 22:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-25 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-25 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
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  6. 2026-08-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-25 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-24 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-23 00:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-08-19 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-19 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-19 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-08-18 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
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  36. 2026-08-18 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-08-17 16:02 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-17 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-17 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-08-16 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-16 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-16 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-16 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-16 09:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-08-16 02:11 UTCEPSS rescore
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  59. 2026-08-16 02:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-08-15 02:19 UTCEG score recompute
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  67. 2026-08-15 01:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  74. 2026-08-13 23:47 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-13 23:47 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-32088?
CVE-2021-32088 is a critical vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. Certain API endpoints contain a rate-limiting feature to minimize a brute-force attack. This protection can be bypassed by removing the kboxid cookie.
When was CVE-2021-32088 disclosed?
CVE-2021-32088 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-32088 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-32088 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-32088?
CVE-2021-32088 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-32088?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-32088, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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