CVE-2026-105133
CVE-2026-105133 — Ahsay AhsayCBS API ApiStructsAction.java checkSysPwd improper authentication
A vulnerability was detected in Ahsay AhsayCBS up to 10.3.2. This affects the function checkSysPwd of the file com/ahsay/obs/api/ApiStructsAction.java of the component API. Performing a manipulation of the argument random results in improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 10.3.4 is able to mitigate this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Ahsay (CNA), CISA, FIRST EPSS, GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Oct 14, 2026
EPSS
0%
ahead of 31% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
7.3
high · 6 sources
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade AhsayCBS to a fixed release (10.3.4). Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
CISA required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Federal deadline Oct 17, 2026 — in 2 days
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Treat as emergency remediation because CISA KEV status is present.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahsay | AhsayCBS | 10.3.0 | Vulnerable |
| Ahsay | AhsayCBS | 10.3.1 | Vulnerable |
| Ahsay | AhsayCBS | 10.3.2 | Vulnerable |
| Ahsay | AhsayCBS | 10.3.4 | Patched |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 3.9 | 3.4 | vuldb.com (CNA), GHSA |
| 7.5 | CVSS 2.0 | high | 10 | 6.4 | vuldb.com (CNA) |
| 6.9 | CVSS 4.0 | medium | — | — | Ahsay (CNA) |
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | high | — | — | Ahsay (CNA) |
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.0 | high | — | — | Ahsay (CNA) |
| 7.5 | CVSS 2.0 | high | — | — | Ahsay (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
- Read Application Data
- Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
- Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Mitigation: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.::
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-287Improper Authentication
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- T1040Network Sniffing
- T1185Browser Session Hijacking
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Oct 14, 2026
Federal deadline
Oct 17, 2026
in 2 days
Ransomware use
Unknown
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a date to argue against.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
8
2 of the 5 sampled are weaponized
Social mentions
Posts naming this CVE. Attention, not evidence of exploitation — it spikes on disclosure and decays whether or not anything is exploited.
🚨 AHSAY: PATCH FOR EXPLOITED BACKUP-SERVER FLAWS WAS INCOMPLETE, NEW HOTFIX REQUIRED Ahsay's Oct 10, 2026 security alert says AhsayCBS v10.3.4.0 "did not fully address" CVE-2026-105133 and CVE-2026-105134, reversing its earlier assurance that the update protected servers. • Affected v10 partners should apply hotfix v10.3.4.45 (partner portal login required), then reboot the server • Huntress says…
@DailyDarkWeb· Oct 12, 2026
🚨 AHSAY: PATCH FOR EXPLOITED BACKUP-SERVER FLAWS WAS INCOMPLETE, NEW HOTFIX REQUIRED Ahsay's Oct 10, 2026 security alert says AhsayCBS v10.3.4.0 "did not fully address" CVE-2026-105133 and CVE-2026-105134, reversing its earlier assurance that the update protected servers. • https://t.co/B0IbcBC2o4
@DailyDarkWeb· Oct 12, 2026
Attackers are actively exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in Ahsay's AhsayCBS backup server software — CVE-2026-105133 and CVE-2026-105134 — after a vendor-issued patch failed to remediate... https://t.co/egBGPdppa4 #Ahsay #AuthBypass #ActivelyExploited #CVE #InfoSec https://t.co/q9ATPs40Ml
@CveTodo· Oct 12, 2026
AhsayCBS backup consoles are under active attack. CVE-2026-105133+CVE-2026-105134 chain to unauthenticated SYSTEM RCE. 5 orgs breached, no complete patch. Block 185.220.236.49 now. Details: https://t.co/p3dcg7Ydpt #ZeroDay #CyberSecurity
@DecryptionDigst· Oct 12, 2026
Dangerous vulnerabilities in AhsayCBS (CVE-2026-105133 & 105134) are being abused to bypass authentication, plant webshells, and install XMRig miners masquerading as Edge. Version 10.3.4 is supposedly fixed but still under active attack. Tighten access, hunt for odd services and https://t.co/VDWJ3zmLLV
@dailytechonx· Oct 12, 2026
22 more posts on this CVEShowing 5 of 27 · Who is discussing this CVE, and how loudlyUnlock freeEPSS over time
FIRST rescores it daily; this is its history for as long as we have been tracking this CVE.
Oct 4, 2026 → Oct 13, 2026 · 10 days
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /ahsay/obs/api/ApiStructsAction.java.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable AhsayCBS.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 8 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Oct 14, 2026 · CISA
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.3 (AV:N)
Oct 14, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Oct 4, 2026 · NVD
Added · GHSA-fp2j-3cmp-828j published (medium)
Oct 4, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory
CVE published by MITRE.
Oct 4, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Reported · Advisory disclosed
Oct 3, 2026 · Ahsay
Reported · VulDB entry created
Oct 3, 2026 · Ahsay
Reported · VulDB entry last update
Oct 3, 2026 · Ahsay
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 5×TweetsOct 9, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 4×SvrsOct 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 3×TelegramOct 4, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×CVE modified by NIST: CISA KEV details updated.Oct 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 1×CVE appeared in the Cve Trends.Oct 10, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
11 on the record
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105133
Vendor Advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/942688
Vendor Advisory
- vuldb.com/vuln/413350
Vendor Advisory
- vuldb.com/vuln/413350/cti
Vendor Advisory
- www.ahsay.com/en/support/help-centre/release-notes/cbs/v10.3.4
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-105133
US Government Resource, NIST
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105133
NVD, Vendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp2j-3cmp-828j
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Coverage
9 stories from the feeds we poll
Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge
The Hacker News · Oct 9, 2026
Unpatched AhsayCBS Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
SecurityWeek · Oct 9, 2026
Hackers Exploit Critical AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy Webshells and XMRig Miners - CyberSecurityNews
cybersecuritynews.com · Oct 12, 2026
Hackers Exploit Critical AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy Webshells and XMRig Miners - CyberSecurityNews
cybersecuritynews.com · Oct 12, 2026
Critical vulnerabilities in AhsayCBS exploited for webshells and crypto miners - SC Media
scworld.com · Oct 11, 2026
4 more reports on this CVEShowing 5 of 9 · Vendor research and security press coverageUnlock freeElsewhere on this site
- Ahsayevery CVE for this vendor
- October 2026what else CISA listed
- Auth Bypasssame class
- CWE-287other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-105133 is Ahsay AhsayCBS API ApiStructsAction.java checkSysPwd improper authentication, a high vulnerability affecting AhsayCBS from Ahsay. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: 8 public PoC repositories reported; 2 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7.3 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.