CVE-2026-11879 (GCVE-0-2026-11879)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 13:29 – Updated: 2026-06-12 14:00
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary code execution in MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable)
Summary
MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable), in its 26.3 version (Build 5154), allows arbitrary code execution by loading malicious DLLs from a temporary directory that is predictable and can be modified by the user. During startup, the application searches for specific DLLs in this location before resorting to the system’s secure paths, enabling an attacker with local access to place a specially crafted DLL to be executed automatically when the victim launches the application.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mobatek MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable) Affected: 26.3
Unaffected: 26.4
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Date Public
2026-06-12 10:00
Credits
Pedro J. Nunez-Cacho Fuentes (@tunelko)
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