Background exploitation KEV catalog Ransomware No authentication
CVE-2023-42793

JetBrains TeamCity Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05.4 authentication bypass leading to RCE on TeamCity Server was possible

CheckOps priority index
9.9/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity9.8
Probability10.0
Exploitation5/5

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

EPSS · today 99.99% higher than 99.98% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,126 days 04 Oct 2023
CISA due date 25 Oct 2023 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)04 Oct 2023
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)04 Oct 2023
  • Used by ransomwareyes
  • EPSS above 10 %99.99%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

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

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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

Affected products

TeamCity
Affected versions
  • 0 <2023.05.4
Weaknesses (CWE)

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: 99.99%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-63077JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
    9.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2024-27199JetBrains TeamCity Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability
    8.9 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-27198JetBrains TeamCity Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
    9.9 · 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