---
id: CVE-2026-92187
title: >-
  Quest Foglight for Databases extractAndCreateUploadInfoList Directory
  Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Quest Foglight for Databases extractAndCreateUploadInfoList Directory
  Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows
  remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest
  Foglight for Dat…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Quest
product: Foglight for Databases
affected:
  - foglight_for_databases 8.2.0
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T23:50:52.021Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92187'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-852/'
    label: ZDI-26-852
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01273
epssPercentile: 0.69956
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.627Z'
---

## Overview

Quest Foglight for Databases extractAndCreateUploadInfoList Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight for Databases. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the extractAndCreateUploadInfoList 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-29039.

## Affected

- `foglight_for_databases 8.2.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.