CVE-2022-24498
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWindows iSCSI Target Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows iSCSI Target Service. The vulnerability allows an attacker with access to the target to potentially obtain sensitive information about the iSCSI configuration or target environment. The CVSS 6.5 indicates moderate severity, suggesting the issue may require some level of authentication or specific conditions to exploit.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 20h2= 21h1= 21h2= 1607= 1809= 1909all versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versions= r2all versions= r2all versions= 20h2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Windows version is in affected listRun 'winver' or 'systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"' to confirm the installed Windows version matches one of the affected versions: Windows 10 (20h2, 21h1, 21h2, 1607, 1809, 1909), Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows Server 2012/R2, or Windows Server 2016 (20h2)Affected if The installed Windows version matches any version listed in the affected products range
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Confirm iSCSI Target Service is installedOpen Server Manager > Add Roles and Features, or run 'Get-WindowsFeature -Name iSCSI-Target-Server' in PowerShell on Windows Server; on Windows Client, check Programs and Features for iSCSI Target or search for the iSCSI Target roleAffected if The iSCSI Target Server role or feature is installed on the system
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Check if iSCSI Target Service is runningRun 'services.msc' and locate 'Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service' or 'iSCSI Target Service', or run 'Get-Service -Name msiscsi*' in PowerShell to check service statusAffected if The iSCSI Target service is running or set to start automatically
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Verify iSCSI Target is configured and exposedRun 'Get-IscsiTarget' in PowerShell to list configured iSCSI targets, or check if port 3260 (default iSCSI target port) is listening using 'netstat -an | findstr 3260'Affected if Any iSCSI targets are configured or port 3260 is listening/active on the system
A system is affected if it runs a vulnerable Windows version AND has the iSCSI Target Server role installed with at least one target configured or the service exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Microsoft security updates for CVE-2022-24498 through Windows Update or the Microsoft Security Update Guide. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to iSCSI target ports and ensure proper authentication controls are in place.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-24498 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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