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TI-2002-01391 Aliases CVE-2002-1469GHSA-p6wh-j563-f69f

scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02865 86th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableScponly
cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableScponly
  • cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Scponly
  • cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Scponly

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1469
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6wh-j563-f69f

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2007-06057 scponly 4.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2004-01056 The unison command in scponly before 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-04275 Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-04274 scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when the operating system supports LD_PRELOAD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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