General Industrial Controls Lynx+ Gateway is vulnerable to a weak password requirement vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to execute a brute-force attack resulting in unauthorized access and login.
The product does not require that users should have strong passwords.
A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:
Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.
See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.