CVE-2022-24990

Exp

TerraMaster NAS 4.2.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the administrative password by sending "User-Agent: TNAS" to module/api.php?mobile/webNasIPS and then reading the PWD field in the response.

Published: 2023-02-07 Last update: 2025-11-07 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-24990 is rated Critical Active Threat (90.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.40%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-02-10) affecting TerraMaster / TerraMaster OS. a weakness (CWE-306) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2022-24990

Name: TerraMaster OS Remote Command Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-02-10

Action due: 2023-03-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-24990

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24990

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 2026-02-14 94.28% 94.40% +0.12%
2 2025-11-21 94.14% 94.28% +0.15%
3 2025-11-18 94.14%

Full EPSS history (38 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24990

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24990

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24990

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
terra-master terramaster_operating_system < 4.2.31 cpe:2.3:o:terra-master:terramaster_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24990

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