CVE-2022-38337

CVSS 9.1 - CRITICAL
Description

When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid login attempt which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.

Affected Products
1
Vendor Product Version
mobatek mobaxterm All versions
Weakness Types
CWE-798 CWE-798
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2022-38337
Published:
2022-12-06
Modified:
2025-04-24
CVSS Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Vendors
mobatek
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL