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CVE-2022-41859

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.86% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-01-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2022-41859
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.86%

Original NVD Description

In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.

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