---
id: CVE-2026-92200
title: >-
  Quest Foglight for Databases Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege
  Escalation Vulnerability
summary: >-
  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 attacke…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: Quest
product: Foglight for Databases
affected:
  - foglight_for_databases 8.2.0
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T23:51:53.372Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92200'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-865/'
    label: ZDI-26-865
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00112
epssPercentile: 0.01363
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.633Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `foglight_for_databases 8.2.0`

## Remediation

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