CVE-2022-23227 — NUUO NVRmini2 Devices Missing Authentication Vulnerability

NUUO NVRmini2 through 3.11 allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload an encrypted TAR archive, which can be abused to add arbitrary users because of the lack of handle_import_user.php authentication. When combined with another flaw (CVE-2011-5325), it is possible to overwrite

01What is this vulnerability?

NUUO NVRmini2 through 3.11 allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload an encrypted TAR archive, which can be abused to add arbitrary users because of the lack of handle_import_user.php authentication. When combined with another flaw (CVE-2011-5325), it is possible to overwrite arbitrary files under the web root and achieve code execution as root.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-18. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-01-14T17:13:57.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:15:48.977Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2024-12-18
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-01-08

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/NUUO/nuuo_nvrmini_round2.mk…
• github.com — https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/16044
• portswigger.net — https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/researcher-discloses-alleged-zero-day-vulnera…
• news.ycombinator.com — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29936569