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CVE-2022-38337

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.1 Published: 2022-12-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

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 Platforms

Mobatek Mobaxterm

Weakness Type

CWE-798, CWE-798

References