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TI-2002-01597 Aliases CVE-2002-1676GHSA-gm77-rmm2-2226

BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._NI file and forcing an audit, which rewrites the HOSTCFG._NI to HOSTCFG.INI and stores the passwords in cleartext until the audit is complete.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00336 27th 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:bindview:netinventory:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBindview
cpe:2.3:a:bindview:netrc:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBindview
  • cpe:2.3:a:bindview:netinventory:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Bindview
  • cpe:2.3:a:bindview:netrc:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Bindview

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1676
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm77-rmm2-2226

References

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Sources

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