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TI-2022-08320 Aliases CVE-2022-24450GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7

NATS nats-server before 2.7.2 has Incorrect Access Control.

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0133 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go): 2.7.2github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server (Go): 0.24.1Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go)2.0.0 to before 2.7.22.7.2Patch availableGHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7
—github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server (Go)0.15.0 to before 0.24.10.24.1Patch availableGHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7
  • github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.15.0 to before 0.24.1 Fixed in 0.24.1 Patch available GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.7.2Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:nats:nats_streaming_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15.0 to before 0.24.1VulnerableNats
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:nats-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:nats:nats_streaming_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.0 to before 0.24.1 Vulnerable ·Nats

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7 github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server (Go) Fixed in 0.24.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:5531 Released 2022-07-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5.1 security updates and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-cluster-proxy-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8 +47
  • RHSA-2022:5201 Released 2022-06-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.5 security updates and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
  • RHSA-2022:4956 Released 2022-06-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5 security updates, images, and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-cluster-proxy-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-governance-policy-addon-controller-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8 +47
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:1681 Released 2022-05-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.4 security updates and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
  • RHSA-2022:1476 Released 2022-04-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.3 security updates and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
  • RHSA-2022:0735 Released 2022-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.2 security updates and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6w6-r76c-28j7

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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