CVE-2022-40055
Published: 17 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-40055 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Gxgroup Gpon Ont Titanium 2122A Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 36.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-43377
Vulnerability details
An issue in GX Group GPON ONT Titanium 2122A T2122-V1.26EXL allows attackers to escalate privileges via a brute force attack at the login page.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.