What is CVE-2019-16305?

CVE-2019-16305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-16305?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-16305

In MobaXterm 11.1 and 12.1, the protocol handler is vulnerable to command injection. A crafted link can trigger a popup asking whether the user wants to run MobaXterm to handle the link. If accepted, another popup appears asking for furthe…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Mobatek Mobaxterm — versions 11.1, 12.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16305?: CVE-2019-16305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-16305?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.