CVE-2019-7690
In MobaTek MobaXterm Personal Edition v11.1 Build 3860, the SSH private key and its password can be retrieved from process memory for the lifetime of the process, even after the user disconnects from the remote SSH server.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In MobaTek MobaXterm Personal Edition v11.1 Build 3860, the SSH private key and its password can be retrieved from process memory for the lifetime of the process, even after the user disconnects from the remote SSH server. This affects Passwordless Authentication that has a Password Protected SSH Private Key.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.21% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- mobatek/mobaxterm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/yogeshshe1ke/CVE/blob/master/2019-7690/mobaxterm_exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/yogeshshe1ke/CVE/blob/master/2019-7690/mobaxterm_exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.