Background exploitation KEV catalog Ransomware No authentication
CVE-2018-20753

Kaseya VSA Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Kaseya VSA RMM before R9.3 9.3.0.35, R9.4 before 9.4.0.36, and R9.5 before 9.5.0.5 allows unprivileged remote attackers to execute PowerShell payloads on all managed devices. In January 2018, attackers actively exploited this vulnerability…

CheckOps priority index
7.8/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity9.8
Probability3.0
Exploitation5/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 29.6% higher than 98.2% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,665 days 13 Apr 2022
CISA due date 04 May 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 5 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)13 Apr 2022
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)13 Apr 2022
  • Used by ransomwareyes
  • EPSS above 10 %29.6%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

Kaseya VSA RMM before R9.3 9.3.0.35, R9.4 before 9.4.0.36, and R9.5 before 9.5.0.5 allows unprivileged remote attackers to execute PowerShell payloads on all managed devices. In January 2018, attackers actively exploited this vulnerability in the wild.

Affected products

Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 29.6%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2017-18362Kaseya VSA SQL Injection Vulnerability
    9.5 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2021-30116Kaseya Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    9.6 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities