---
id: CVE-2026-92189
title: >-
  Quest Foglight for Databases writeTopologySectionToFile External Control of
  File Path Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
summary: >-
  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 f…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-73
vendor: Quest
product: Foglight for Databases
affected:
  - foglight_for_databases 8.2.0
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T23:51:27.372Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92189'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-861/'
    label: ZDI-26-861
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00608
epssPercentile: 0.49232
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.631Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `foglight_for_databases 8.2.0`

## Remediation

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