# CVE-2021-43038: An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- 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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