Improper privilege management in Versa Analytics
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Versa Analytics | Fixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Versa Analytics Vendor— Affected Fixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 16.1R2S11; 20.2.0 to before 20.2.2; 21.1.0 to before 21.1.1; 21.2.0 to before 21.2.1 | Vulnerable | Versa |
- cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.1R2S11; 20.2.0 to before 20.2.2; 21.1.0 to before 21.1.1; 21.2.0 to before 21.2.1 Vulnerable ·Versa
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm88-xgp8-jvpf
References
Advisory 1
More Versa Analytics vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15170 Insufficiently protected credentials in Versa Director, Versa Analytics, Versa VOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-16497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wm88-xgp8-jvpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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