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CVE-2021-41995 (GCVE-0-2021-41995)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-30 19:25 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:22
VLAI
Title
PingID Mac Login prior to 1.1 vulnerable to pre-computed dictionary attacks
Summary
A misconfiguration of RSA in PingID Mac Login prior to 1.1 is vulnerable to pre-computed dictionary attacks, leading to an offline MFA bypass.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Ping Identity PingID Mac Login Affected: unspecified , < 1.1 (custom)
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Credits
Ping Identity credits The Commonwealth Bank of Australia for the discovery of this vulnerability.
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