What is CVE-2022-24551?

CVE-2022-24551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Starwindsoftware Nas, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-24551?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Starwindsoftware Nas

CVE-2022-24551

A flaw was found in StarWind Stack. The endpoint for setting a new password doesn’t check the current username and old password. An attacker could reset any local user password (including system/administrator user) using any available user This affects StarWind SAN and NAS v0.2 build 1633.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24551?: CVE-2022-24551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Starwindsoftware Nas, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-24551?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.