CVE catalog

CVE-2022-24450

nats-server: CVE-2022-24450

Severity: High · CVSS 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Feb 7, 2022, 12:40:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.33% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	nats-server	sid	`2.15.1-1`	not affected
Debian	nats-server	forky	`2.15.1-1`	not affected
Debian	nats-server	trixie	`2.10.27-1`	not affected
Debian	nats-server	bookworm	`2.9.10-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	nats-server	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nats-server	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nats-server	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	nats-server	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[golang-github-nats-io-nats-server-dev]Not affected
Source package: [nats-server]
Details (2)
- 2.9.10-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nats-server · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.10-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nats-server · debian · bookworm
[nats-server]Not affected
Source package: [nats-server]
Details (2)
- 2.9.10-1+b3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nats-server · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.10-1+b3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · nats-server · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:24:45 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]