TI-2022-17979 Aliases CVE-2022-38336 GHSA-xhw8-cw4m-2j3c

An access control issue in MobaXterm before v22.1 allows attackers to make connections to…

HIGH 70CWE-287Published 2022-12-05 · Updated 2025-04-24

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An access control issue in MobaXterm before v22.1 allows attackers to make connections to the server via the SSH or SFTP protocols without authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00877 59th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm::::::::	before 22.2	Vulnerable	Mobatek

cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 22.2 Vulnerable ·Mobatek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38336
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhw8-cw4m-2j3c

References

Exploit 1

https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38336.html

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
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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