service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via shell metacharacters in the kuid parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-20504 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.81%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 75.06% | 55.81% | -19.26% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 55.81% | 75.06% | +19.26% |
| 3 | 2025-10-19 | — | 55.81% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2019-20504 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (chromium-browser, firefox), 3 status rows across 2 suites (bionic, eoan): released 2, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20504 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| quest | kace_systems_management | < 6.4.120822 | cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_systems_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.rcesecurity.com/2019/04/dell-kace-k1000-remote-code-execution-the-story-of-bug-k1-18652/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |