01 Record
CVE-2022-4980
General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) Unauthenticated Creation of Admin Account via Default-installation/First-admin Page
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score9.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
General Bytes Crypto Application Server (CAS) Unauthenticated Creation of Admin Account via Default-installation/First-admin Page
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-09-19 18:55Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-21 16:07Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-09-18
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 352ba93392d316bc96cb2111951b1e6757388bd8e53ae0be59286db363620166
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
General BytesCrypto Application Server (CAS)20201208 to < 20220725.22, 20201208 to < 20220531.38Linux
06 References
- generalbytes.atlassian.nethttps://generalbytes.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ESD/pages/2785509377/Security%2BIncident%2B
- www.halborn.comhttps://www.halborn.com/blog/post/explained-the-general-bytes-bitcoin-atm-hack-august-2022
- news.sophos.comhttps://news.sophos.com/en-us/2022/08/23/bitcoin-atms-leeched-by-attackers-who-created-fake-admin-accounts/
- www.incibe.eshttps://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/publications/cybersecurity-highlights/0day-vulnerability-exploited-general-bytes
- thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2022/08/hackers-stole-crypto-from-bitcoin-atms.html
- www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/general-bytes-cas-unauth-creation-of-admin-account-via-default-installation-first-admin-page