The crypt function in QNX uses weak encryption, which allows local users to decrypt passwords.
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The crypt function in QNX uses weak encryption, which allows local users to decrypt passwords.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0250
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3hr-r8ch-hrrq
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Exploit 1
More Qnx vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03870 The dhcp.client program for QNX 4.25 vmware is setuid, possibly by default, which allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2001-00609 QNX 2.4 allows a local user to read arbitrary files by directly accessing the mount point… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2000-0250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3hr-r8ch-hrrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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