CVE-2023-42793
Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2023‑10‑04. Fixed in 2023.05.4.
What to do
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- JetBrains TeamCityAffected: < 2023.05.4Upgrade to: 2023.05.4Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
Coverage timeline
1 publisherESET observed Lazarus-linked Operation DreamJob targeting European UAV-related companies using social-engineering and trojanized open-source projects to deploy the ScoringMathTea RAT.
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened. 1 further article named this CVE in wider roundups without reporting it as a distinct event.
What it is
From the CVE record
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05.4 authentication bypass leading to RCE on TeamCity Server was possible
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Listed as exploited in the wild since 2023-10-04.
US federal agencies must remediate by 2023-10-25.
Known use in ransomware campaigns.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Public exploits
3 sources with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
100% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 133 days before any public exploit.
- Analysis publishedJetBrains TeamCity's unauthenticated 9.8: CVE-2026-63077 turns the channel you trust into RCE
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstormnuclei check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Added to CISA KEVransomware campaign
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174860/JetBrains-TeamCity-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- attackerkb.com/topics/1XEEEkGHzt/cve-2023-42793
- blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2023/09/cve-2023-42793-vulnerability-post-mortem/
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Analysis on the cve.tools blog
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