CVE-2017-6805

MEDIUM

MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-6805. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a path traversal vulnerability in MobaXterm's TFTP server, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in TFTP read requests. The PoC sends a crafted UDP packet to retrieve system.ini from a Windows system.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by hyp3rlinx · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41592

This exploit demonstrates a path traversal vulnerability in MobaXterm's TFTP server, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in TFTP read requests. The PoC sends a crafted UDP packet to retrieve system.ini from a Windows system.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MobaXterm Personal Edition v9.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: MobaXterm TFTP server running on port 69 · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96886
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41592/
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/34

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0780
EPSS Percentile 93.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
mobatek/mobaxterm 9.4
Published Mar 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026