Portbloque S FirmwareOperating system · Sequi

CVE-2022-2662

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-16
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Sequi PortBloque S has a improper authentication issues which may allow an attacker to bypass the authentication process and gain user-level access to the device.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The Sequi PortBloque S device contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain unauthorized user-level access to the device. This critical flaw enables remote attackers to potentially take control of the affected system without valid credentials.

MitigationImmediately restrict network exposure of the affected device, implement IP-based access controls, and contact the vendor for available patches or firmware updates to remediate the authentication bypass.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Portbloque S FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm device model and firmware version
    Access the device management interface or check the device label/documentation to identify if the device is a Sequi PortBloque S. Note the installed firmware version.
    Affected if The device is a Sequi PortBloque S with any firmware version.
  2. Check network accessibility
    Determine if the device management interface is directly accessible from the internet by reviewing firewall rules, NAT configurations, or by attempting external network connectivity tests.
    Affected if The device management interface is exposed to the internet without VPN or IP-based access restrictions.
  3. Review authentication behavior
    Attempt to access the device login interface and observe whether authentication is required. Test known invalid credentials to see if access is unexpectedly granted.
    Affected if Authentication can be bypassed or invalid credentials grant access to user-level functions.
  4. Inspect access logs for anomalies
    Review device logs or external authentication logs for successful logins from unknown IP addresses, multiple failed attempts followed by unexpected successes, or sessions initiated without proper credential submission.
    Affected if Logs show successful authentications that do not correspond to known legitimate users or activities.
  5. Check for unauthorized accounts
    Access the device user management section and enumerate all registered accounts. Compare against the expected list of authorized personnel.
    Affected if Unknown or unrecognized user accounts exist in the device user database.

A user is affected if they have a Sequi PortBloque S device exposed to the network where authentication can be bypassed to gain unauthorized access.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Immediately restrict network exposure of the affected device, implement IP-based access controls, and contact the vendor for available patches or firmware updates to remediate the authentication bypass.

Fix this in Portbloque S Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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