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CVE-2026-11879

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Description

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
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-12 14:16:29.890000
Last modified
2026-10-26 11:10:00.157000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-11879",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-12T14:16:29.890",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T11:10:00.157",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable), en su versión 26.3 (Build 5154), permite la ejecución de código arbitrario mediante la carga de DLL maliciosas desde un directorio temporal que es predecible y puede ser modificado por el usuario. Durante el inicio, la aplicación busca DLL específicas en esta ubicación antes de recurrir a las rutas seguras del sistema, lo que permite a un atacante con acceso local colocar una DLL especialmente diseñada para que se ejecute automáticamente cuando la víctima inicie la aplicación."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Mobatek",
          "product": "MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable)",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "26.3",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "26.4",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "baseScore": 8.5,
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          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
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            {
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
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      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-427"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-mobateks-mobaxterm-personal-edition-portable",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}