# CVE-2026-92200: Quest Foglight for Databases Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-03. Updated: 2026-11-03.

Quest Foglight for Databases Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Quest Foglight for Databases. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on a folder used by the product. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-31118.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Quest / Foglight for Databases: 8.2.0 (affected). Source: CNA: zdi

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.0: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: zdi

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-732

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-865/ (CNA: zdi; x_research-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: zdi: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92200; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

Revision: 9d7e294dd7d7a49e2a96f6347551388cfba750b761e8c1850748edae57a6b8fe

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-92200

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