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Actively exploited in the wild

Kaseya VSA Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Kaseya - Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-04-13. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVE-2018-20753

CriticalCVSS 9.8KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
29.34%

98th percentile - higher than 98% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An unprivileged attacker can execute arbitrary PowerShell code on all managed devices, potentially leading to full infrastructure compromise.

Recommendation

Update Kaseya VSA to a patched version (R9.3 9.3.0.35 or later, R9.4 9.4.0.36 or later, R9.5 9.5.0.5 or later).

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS