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TI-2017-11289 Aliases CVE-2017-15376GHSA-p8fh-j448-7454

The TELNET service in Mobatek MobaXterm 10.4 does not require authentication, which…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The TELNET service in Mobatek MobaXterm 10.4 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via TCP port 23.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03804 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.4VulnerableMobatek
  • cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4 Vulnerable ·Mobatek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15376
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8fh-j448-7454
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 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-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
  • TI-2015-06016 The default configuration of the server in MobaXterm before 8.3 has a disabled Access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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