bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.7 and earlier trusts the user-supplied PATH to find and…
Priority LOW 22Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.7 and earlier trusts the user-supplied PATH to find and execute an fsck utility program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00499 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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-2001-1345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c25q-fgpc-wc33
References
More Jetico Bestcrypt vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00730 Buffer overflow in bctool in Jetico BestCrypt 0.8.1 and earlier allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2001-1345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c25q-fgpc-wc33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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