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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 2026· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2026-25866

CVE-2026-25866

Description

MobaXterm versions prior to 26.1 contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. The application calls WinExec to execute Notepad++ without a fully qualified executable path when opening remote files. An attacker can exploit the search path behavior by placing a malicious executable earlier in the search order, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected user.

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Affected products

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  • Mobatek/Mobaxterm3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:home:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:*:*:*:*:home:*:*:*range: <26.1
    • (no CPE)range: <26.1
    • (no CPE)range: 0

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