CVE-2022-38337: 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…

PriorityP341critical9.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAH

EPSS

0.73%

49.6th percentile

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

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
mobatek	mobaxterm	<= 22.2	—

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