CVE-2022-36555 impacts Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and earlier, stemming from a weak SHA512crypt hash for the root account. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated attackers to easily brute-force the root password, leading to complete compromise of the device (C, I, A: High). While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest from threat actors. Organizations using affected devices should prioritize patching or implementing strong password policies to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hytec:hwl-2511-ss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.