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CVE-2026-11967: Mobatek MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable) · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affects Mobatek MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MobatekMobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable)Affected
  • =26.3
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should avoid running the vulnerable portable version from untrusted directories or ensure that the directory containing the executable is secure and not writable by untrusted users. Restrict local access to the system and monitor for unauthorized file placement in the application directory. Check the vendor advisory regularly for updates or official fixes.

Description

MobaXterm Personal Edition (Portable), in its 26.3 version (Build 5154), allows arbitrary code execution by loading a malicious DLL located in the same directory as the portable executable. Because the application automatically loads the winspool.drv library from that location during startup, an attacker with local access can place a specially crafted DLL alongside the executable to be executed when the victim launches the application.

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