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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-35582: held from 0.008 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.