CVE-2026-6421: Uncontrolled Search Path in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition
A vulnerability has been found in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition up to 26.1. This affects an unknown part in the library msimg32.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The attack is considered to have high complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 26.2 is able to mitigate this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition (up to version 26.1) involves an uncontrolled search path in the msimg32.dll library. An attacker with local access and low privileges could potentially exploit this issue, though the attack complexity is high and no user interaction is required. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.3, reflecting its high severity. The vendor responded promptly and released version 26.2 to fix the issue.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to manipulate the search path used by the application, potentially leading to execution of malicious code or other unintended behaviors. However, exploitation is considered difficult due to the high complexity and local access requirement. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version (26.2) of Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition has been released by the vendor to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 26.2 to mitigate the risk. Since the vendor has provided an official fix, applying this update is the recommended remediation.
CVE-2026-6421: Uncontrolled Search Path in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition up to 26.1. This affects an unknown part in the library msimg32.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The attack is considered to have high complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 26.2 is able to mitigate this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition (up to version 26.1) involves an uncontrolled search path in the msimg32.dll library. An attacker with local access and low privileges could potentially exploit this issue, though the attack complexity is high and no user interaction is required. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.3, reflecting its high severity. The vendor responded promptly and released version 26.2 to fix the issue.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to manipulate the search path used by the application, potentially leading to execution of malicious code or other unintended behaviors. However, exploitation is considered difficult due to the high complexity and local access requirement. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version (26.2) of Mobatek MobaXterm Home Edition has been released by the vendor to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 26.2 to mitigate the risk. Since the vendor has provided an official fix, applying this update is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-16T07:31:04.242Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e1d07582d89c981f98f522
Added to database: 4/17/2026, 6:17:25 AM
Last enriched: 4/17/2026, 6:31:56 AM
Last updated: 4/21/2026, 7:37:25 AM
Views: 23
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