CVE-2021-32088

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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(medium)
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 Sep 14, 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 39× in last 7d / 162× 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 358 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 08:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
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  12. 2026-09-17 09:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-16 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
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  23. 2026-09-15 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-14 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-09-13 16:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-09-11 07:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  28. 2026-09-10 10:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  37. 2026-09-07 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-09-06 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-09-06 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-09-05 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-05 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-05 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-05 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-09-05 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-09-04 17:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-04 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-09-04 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-04 05:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  60. 2026-09-01 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  63. 2026-08-31 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-08-30 22:49 UTCEG score recompute
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  67. 2026-08-30 19:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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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 78.5% 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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