CVE-2021-43038
Estado: ModificadaAlta (8.8)—
An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The wguest account could execute commands by injecting into PostgreSQL trigger functions. This allowed privilege escalation from the wguest user to the postgres user.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-74
Referencias
- https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4412762258961
- https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-1
- https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-2
- https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4412762258961
- https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-1
- https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-2
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