CVE-2026-24932
Published: 03 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24932 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Asustor Data Master. Its CVSS base score is 8.9 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Adversary-in-the-Middle (T1557); ranked at the 10.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-5283
Vulnerability details
The DDNS update function in ADM fails to properly validate the hostname of the DDNS server's TLS/SSL certificate. Although the connection uses HTTPS, an improper validated TLS/SSL certificates allows a remote attacker can intercept the communication to perform a Man-in-the-Middle…
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(MitM) attack, which may obtain the sensitive information of DDNS updating process, including the user's account email, MD5 hashed password, and device serial number.This issue affects ADM: from 4.1.0 through 4.3.3.ROF1, from 5.0.0 through 5.1.1.RCI1.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Improper TLS certificate validation (CWE-295) directly enables MitM attacks to intercept DDNS credentials.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.