Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-8868 · published 23 March 2020
CVE-2020-8868: Quest foglight evolve hard-coded credentials vulnerability
Quest · Foglight Evolve
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-8868), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.