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CVE-2021-41992 (GCVE-0-2021-41992)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-30 21:15 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:22
VLAI
Title
PingID Windows Login RSA cryptographic weakness with possible offline MFA bypass
Summary
A misconfiguration of RSA in PingID Windows Login prior to 2.7 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 Windows Login Affected: unspecified , < 2.7 (custom)
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Credits
Ping Identity credits The Commonwealth Bank of Australia for the discovery of this vulnerability.
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