CVE-2022-24450

NATS nats-server before 2.7.2 has Incorrect Access Control. Any authenticated user can obtain the privileges of the System account by misusing the "dynamically provisioned sandbox accounts" feature.

Published: 2022-02-08 Last update: 2026-03-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24450 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.65%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24450

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-21 0.53% 0.65% +0.12%
2 2025-07-28 0.39% 0.53% +0.14%
3 2025-07-18 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24450

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24450

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-24450

GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Incorrect Authorization in NATS nats-server

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-24450

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-24450 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nats-server), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24450
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24450

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24450

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linuxfoundation nats-server >= 2.0.0, < 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nats nats_streaming_server >= 0.15.0, < 0.24.1 cpe:2.3:a:nats:nats_streaming_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24450

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