What is CVE-2022-37144?

CVE-2022-37144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plextrac, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-37144?

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

Vulnerability in Plextrac

CVE-2022-37144

The PlexTrac platform prior to API version 1.17.0 does not restrict excessive MFA TOTP submission attempts. An unauthenticated remote attacker in possession of a valid username and password can bruteforce their way past MFA protections to login as the targeted user.

Published 2022-09-08 · last modified 2026-07-09.

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 (59.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Plextrac

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
www.controlgap.com/blog/a-plextrac-story (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37144?: CVE-2022-37144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plextrac, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-37144?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.