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TI-2015-06016 Aliases CVE-2015-7244GHSA-v6qx-v2fm-22f6

The default configuration of the server in MobaXterm before 8.3 has a disabled Access…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The default configuration of the server in MobaXterm before 8.3 has a disabled Access Control setting and consequently does not require authentication for X11 connections, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or obtain sensitive information via X11 packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05049 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.2VulnerableMobatek
  • cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.2 Vulnerable ·Mobatek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7244
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6qx-v2fm-22f6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-17979 An access control issue in MobaXterm before v22.1 allows attackers to make connections to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-17980 When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-11289 The TELNET service in Mobatek MobaXterm 10.4 does not require authentication, which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-12274 In MobaXterm 11.1 and 12.1, the protocol handler is vulnerable to command injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-05419 In MobaTek MobaXterm Personal Edition v11.1 Build 3860, the SSH private key and its… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-10117 In MobaXterm 11.1, the mobaxterm: URI handler has an argument injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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