CVE-2024-48200Public exploit

SYSTEM code execution via MSI removal race

Published Oct 31, 2024 · Updated Nov 1, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Mobatek MobaXterm 24.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges through MSI removal. The installer can be forced to hang its elevated conhost.exe while removing locked files, after which legacy console mode launches cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Local access and the installed 24.2 MSI package are required; successful exploitation grants full command execution at the Windows SYSTEM level.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Mobatek MobaXterm 24.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges through MSI removal. The installer can be forced to hang its elevated conhost.exe while removing locked files, after which legacy console mode launches cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Local access and the installed 24.2 MSI package are required; successful exploitation grants full command execution at the Windows SYSTEM level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48200
Published
Oct 31, 2024
Updated
Nov 1, 2024
Vendor
Mobatek
Product
MobaXterm
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=24.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Mobatek · MobaXtermversion=24.2

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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