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CVE-2019-7690

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2019-05-13
  • WeaknessCWE-255

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-05-1316:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Mobatek mobaxterm
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.1= 11.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
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Exploit-DB
no entry
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-05-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7w57-wp3w-8gq9

Frequently asked questions

What is 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. This affects Passwordless Authentication that has a Password Protected SSH Private Key.

Is CVE-2019-7690 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-7690 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.2% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-7690?

CVE-2019-7690 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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