scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server programs, which could allow remote authenticated user…

published 2003-04-22 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1452

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.9%; EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server programs, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass access controls by uploading malicious programs and modifying the PATH variable in $HOME/.ssh/environment to locate those programs.

Patch / fix

links 3

iss.net/security_center/static/9913.php advisory
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288245 advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/5526 advisory

Timeline

2002-08-20 First public exploit (EDB-21732)
2003-04-22 Published

Exploit prediction

2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-21732 SCPOnly 2.3/2.4 - SSH Environment Shell Escaping local, 2002-08-20
online.securityfocus.com http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288245 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5526 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

iss.net /security_center/static/9913.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/288245
mailing-list, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/5526
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
sublimation.org /scponly/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2002-1469
NVD CVE-2002-1469

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Summary