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.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-24T14:34:43.998Z

Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38337

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:54:03.453Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-06T00:15:10.107

Modified: 2025-04-24T15:15:48.140

Link: CVE-2022-38337

cve-icon Redhat

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