An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. A buffer overflow existed in the vaultServer component. This was exploitable by a remote unauthenticated attacker.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0299 87th 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-2021-43042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xcf-7jjj-p7rh
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-2021-43042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xcf-7jjj-p7rh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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