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high 7.2

CVE-2002-2040 json

The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 do not properly drop privileges befo…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-2019

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 do not properly drop privileges before executing the system command, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious crttrap program.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21504)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21504 QNX RTOS 4.25/6.1 - 'phgrafx-startup' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2002-06-03
  • EDB-21503 QNX RTOS 4.25/6.1 - 'phgrafx' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2002-06-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4916 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4915 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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