CVE-2022-22553 is an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability affecting Dell EMC AppSync versions 3.9 to 4.3. An unauthenticated attacker adjacent to the system can exploit this flaw via the UI or CLI, enabling password brute-forcing. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for potential account takeover if weak passwords are in use, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_appsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:dell:appsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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