QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp…
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
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00903 59th 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-2002-1239
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66g3-vg2q-cqjg
References
Advisory 1
More Qnx Rtos vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01267 Multiple buffer overflows in the PPPoE daemon (PPPoEd) in QNX RTP 6.1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01961 ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-01960 Multiple buffer overflows in realtime operating system (RTOS) 6.1.0 allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-01959 The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-00602 QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 ships /etc/rc.d/rc.local with world-writable permissions, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2005-01450 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the crttrap command in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-1239 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1239 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66g3-vg2q-cqjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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