What is CVE-2022-40725?

CVE-2022-40725 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ping Identity Pingid Desktop For macOS, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-40725?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ping Identity Pingid Desktop For macOS

CVE-2022-40725

PingID Desktop prior to the latest released version 1.7.4 contains a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the maximum PIN attempts permitted before the time-based lockout is activated.

Published 2023-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ping Identity Pingid Desktop For macOS — versions 1.7.4
Ping Identity Pingid Desktop For Windows — versions 1.7.4
Pingidentity Desktop

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

docs.pingidentity.com/r/en-us/pingid/desktop_app_1.7.4 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40725?: CVE-2022-40725 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ping Identity Pingid Desktop For macOS, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-40725?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.