What is CVE-2017-15376?

CVE-2017-15376 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mobatek Mobaxterm, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-15376?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Mobatek Mobaxterm

CVE-2017-15376

The TELNET service in Mobatek MobaXterm 10.4 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via TCP port 23.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2017-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (90.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mobatek Mobaxterm — versions 10.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15376?: CVE-2017-15376 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mobatek Mobaxterm, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-15376?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.