CVE-2022-36555
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which...
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which can be easily cracked via a brute-force attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which can be easily cracked via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-36555- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which can be easily cracked via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2022-36555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-39261 No score
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which can be easily cracked via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39261- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q2f-2vfx-8gg8
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which...
Hytec Inter HWL-2511-SS v1.05 and below implements a SHA512crypt hash for the root account which can be easily cracked via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-4q2f-2vfx-8gg8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-36555 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hytec Hwl-2511-ss Firmware, published August 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.