Critical · 9.1 CVE-2022-38337 EUVD-2022-40927GHSA-r647-g7f3-cxvq

When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid logi…

Published Dec 5, 2022 · Updated Apr 24, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

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

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