Known exploited · Kaseya

CVE-2018-20753: Kaseya VSA Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

What it is

Kaseya VSA RMM allows unprivileged remote attackers to execute PowerShell payloads on all managed devices.

Added April 13, 2022Due May 4, 2022CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
Kaseya
Product
Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA)
Added to KEV
April 13, 2022
CISA due date
May 4, 2022
Ransomware use
Known
Weakness
Not mapped by CISA

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Forensic triage

No

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before May 4, 2022 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.

References

CVE-2018-20753 in the National Vulnerability Database

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.