Path Traversal in Cybelsoft Thinvnc
CVE-2019-17662
ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is s…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.968 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cybelsoft Thinvnc — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17662?
- CVE-2019-17662 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cybelsoft Thinvnc, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17662?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17662 known to be exploited?
- 38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.