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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2002-1239 json

QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp program while operating at raised privileges, which a…

published 2002-11-12 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1223

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp program while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a malicious cp program.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22002)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22002 QNX RTOS 6.2 - Application Packager Non-Explicit Path Execution local, 2002-11-08
  • idefense.com http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02b.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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