An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5.
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02305 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rjf-7wv7-gjwv
References
More Kaseya Unitrends Backup vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09213 It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09212 It was discovered that the bpserverd proprietary protocol in Unitrends Backup (UB) before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-04653 It was discovered that the Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.1.0 user interface was exposed… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09214 It was discovered that an issue in the session logic in Unitrends Backup (UB) before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-19099 An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19101 An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-43038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rjf-7wv7-gjwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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