Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-92189

CVE-2026-92189

Quest Foglight for Databases — Quest Foglight for Databases writeTopologySectionToFile External Control of File Path Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description · from the CVE record

Quest Foglight for Databases writeTopologySectionToFile External Control of File Path Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight for Databases. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the writeTopologySectionToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-29169.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Foglight for Databases8.2.0–CNA

Scores by source

zdi (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

refzerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-861