PingID Desktop PIN attempt lockout bypass.

published 2023-04-25 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43994

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

PingID Desktop prior to the latest released version 1.7.4 contains a vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass the maximum PIN attempts permitted before the time-based lockout is activated.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

pingidentity desktop 1.7.4

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-02-04)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected products

Ping Identity PingID Desktop for Windows
Ping Identity PingID Desktop for macOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

docs.pingidentity.com /r/en-us/pingid/desktop_app_1.7.4
release-notes

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-40725
NVD CVE-2022-40725

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Summary