IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2022-23227|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

NUUO NVRmini2 Devices Missing Authentication Vulnerability

NUUO NVRmini2 devices contain a missing authentication vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload an encrypted TAR archive, which can be abused to add arbitrary users.

Published Jan 14, 2022 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-01-08 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in NUUO NVRmini2 Devices. 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running nvrmini2 firmware: v ≤ 3.11.0
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/NUUO/nuuo_nvrmini_round2.mkd

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://nuuo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NUUO-EOL-letter_NVRmini-2-and-NVRsolo-series.pdf
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23227
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23227
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