CVE-2022-38337

CRITICAL

MobaXterm < 22.2 - Denial of Service via Hardcoded Password in SFTP Connection Abort

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0073
EPSS Percentile 49.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-798
Status published
Products (1)
mobatek/mobaxterm < 22.2
Published Dec 06, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026