VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-38337

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL

EPSS probability0.78%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-12-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-798
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-798

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory