What is CVE-2022-35582?

CVE-2022-35582 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pentasecurity Wapples, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-35582?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pentasecurity Wapples

CVE-2022-35582

Penta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES 4.0.*, 5.0.0.*, 5.0.12.* are vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The operating system that WAPPLES runs on has a built-in non-privileged user penta with a predefined password. The password for this user, as well as its existence, is not disclosed in the documentation. Knowing the credentials, attackers can use this feature to gain uncontrolled access to the device and therefore are considered an undocumented possibility for remote control.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pentasecurity Wapples — versions 4.0.0, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.12.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35582?: CVE-2022-35582 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pentasecurity Wapples, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-35582?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.