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 result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.1 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2022-12-06

Last modified

2025-04-24

Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected products

• Mobaxterm (Mobatek)

References

• https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html
• https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html