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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-4980

generalbytes crypto_application_server Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Published Sep 2, 2022 · catalog updated Sep 2, 2022 · General Bytes General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS)

Patch now

CVE-2022-4980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm General Bytes General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.66%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor General Bytes General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS)

General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) beginning with version 20201208 prior to 20220531.38 (backport) and 20220725.22 (mainline) contains an authentication bypass in the admin web interface. An unauthenticated attacker could invoke the same URL used by the product's default-installation / first-admin creation page and create a new administrative account remotely. By gaining admin privileges, the attacker can change the ATM configuration resulting in redirected funds. Public vendor advisories and multiple independent writeups describe the vulnerability as a call to the page used for ini

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  • vendor General Bytes General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS)version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-4980

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-4980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm General Bytes General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.66%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 2, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) beginning with version 20201208 prior to 20220531.38 (backport) and 20220725.22 (mainline) contains an authentication bypass in the admin web interface. An unauthenticated attacker could invoke the same URL used by the product's default-installation / first-admin creation page and create a new administrative account remotely. By gaining admin privilege

  2. Sep 2, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-4980

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-4980

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-4980

    General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) beginning with version 20201208 prior to 20220531.38 (backport) and 20220725.22 (mainline) contains an authentication bypass in the admin web interface. An unauthenticated attacker could invoke the same URL used by the product's defau

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.