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CVE-2022-40725: PingID Desktop PIN attempt lockout bypass.

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-288

Description

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.

Affected products

• Pingidentity Desktop: before 1.7.4 — fixed in 1.7.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pingidentity Desktop 1.7.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.pingidentity.com/r/en-us/pingid/desktop_app_1.7.4
• https://docs.pingidentity.com/r/en-us/pingid/desktop_app_1.7.4

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