CVE-2026-63077
CVE-2026-63077 — JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2026.1.3, 2025.11.7 unauthenticated remote code execution was possible via the agent polling protocol
Published Updated Sources: NVD, JetBrains (CNA), CISA, FIRST EPSS, GitHub, 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 Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
88%
ahead of 99.8% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
9.8
critical
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
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade TeamCity to a fixed release. 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 Aug 8, 2026 — passed 37 days ago
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains | TeamCity | 0 to < 2026.1.3, 2025.11.7 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | critical | 3.9 | 5.9 | JetBrains (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Modify Application Data
- Unexpected State
- DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- Varies by Context
Mitigation: If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
CISA KEV details
CISA lists a CVE here once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
Listed
Aug 5, 2026
Federal deadline
Aug 8, 2026
passed 37 days ago
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
14
Exploit entries
2
Exploit-DB and CTI exploit indexes
Social mentions
Posts naming this CVE. Attention, not evidence of exploitation — it spikes on disclosure and decays whether or not anything is exploited.
CVE-2026-63077: XStream Deserialization in JetBrains TeamCity’s Agent Polling Protocol Enables Pre-Auth RCE https://t.co/ihV3IEU5jj iocs: https://blog.securelayer7.net/cve-2026-63077-teamcity-rce/
@Dinosn· Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-63077: XStream Deserialization in JetBrains TeamCity’s Agent Polling Protocol Enables Pre-Auth RCE https://t.co/ihV3IEU5jj
@Dinosn· Aug 28, 2026
🚨 CONFIRMED EXPLOITATION — JETBRAINS CADENCE BREACHED THROUGH CRITICAL TEAMCITY FLAW JetBrains says attackers exploited CVE-2026-63077 against its own Cadence cloud environment — compromising a full server backup, AWS IAM credentials, personal data and potentially synchronized
@XQOPTRX· Aug 28, 2026
ACSC has seen TeamCity On-Premises exploited here. CVE-2026-63077: unauth RCE over HTTP. Patch 2025.11.7 or 2026.1.3. https://t.co/lYed5AFnZc
@JustinMiddler· Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-63077: TeamCity Unauth RCE Exploited - https://t.co/bixgSWEvPK
@moton· Aug 24, 2026
35 more posts on this CVEShowing 5 of 40 · Who is discussing this CVE, and how loudlyUnlock freeDetection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable TeamCity.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 16 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
Cve is exploited AnggaTechI/CVE-2026-63077
Aug 8, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Cve is exploited BoredHackerBlog/teamcity-CVE-2026-63077-pcap
Aug 8, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Added · CVSS 3.1 9.8 (AV:N)
Aug 6, 2026 · NVD
Added to CISA KEV catalog
Aug 5, 2026 · CISA
Initial · CVE published
Jul 27, 2026 · NVD
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 17×SVRS was changedAug 6, 2026 – Aug 29, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 14×TweetsAug 7, 2026 – Aug 29, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 3×TelegramAug 6, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
- 3×Github ReposAug 7, 2026 – Aug 8, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
6 on the record
- www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-63077
US Government Resource, NIST
- blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2026/07/cve-2026-63077/
Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
US Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
US Government Resource
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63077
Vendor Advisory
Coverage
20 stories from the feeds we poll
Metasploit Wrap Up: This One Goes to Sixteen!
Rapid7 Blog · Sep 11, 2026
ACSC warns of active exploitation of TeamCity servers in Australia - Australian Cyber Security Magazine
australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au · Aug 25, 2026
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation Targeting JetBrains TeamCity Servers - cyberpress.org
cyberpress.org · Aug 6, 2026
Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter — Top 50 Cybersecurity Stories of the Week (August 3–7, 2026) - cyberpress.org
cyberpress.org · Aug 9, 2026
Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter — Top 50 Cybersecurity Stories of the Week (August 3–7, 2026) - cyberpress.org
cyberpress.org · Aug 9, 2026
15 more reports on this CVEShowing 5 of 20 · Vendor research and security press coverageUnlock freeElsewhere on this site
- JetBrainsevery CVE for this vendor
- August 2026what else CISA listed
- Deserializationsame class
- CWE-502other 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-2026-63077 is JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability, a critical vulnerability affecting TeamCity from JetBrains. The current evidence lists it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Yes: CISA KEV signal present. Public exploit evidence is: 16 public PoC repositories reported; 0 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 9.8 describes technical severity, while EPSS 88% 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.