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TI-2017-04557 Aliases CVE-2017-6805GHSA-rrc9-3j3x-vfxh

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4…

Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07796 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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:9.4:*:*:*:personal:*:*:*9.4VulnerableMobatek
  • cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:9.4:*:*:*:personal:*:*:* Versions 9.4 Vulnerable ·Mobatek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6805
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrc9-3j3x-vfxh

References

Exploit 4

  • 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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