TightVNC before 1.2.4 running on Windows stores unencrypted passwords in the password…
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
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
TightVNC before 1.2.4 running on Windows stores unencrypted passwords in the password text control of the WinVNC Properties dialog, which could allow local users to access passwords.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00312 24th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Tightvnc |
| cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Tightvnc |
| cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | Tightvnc |
| cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Tightvnc |
- cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
- cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
- cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
- cpe:2.3:a:tightvnc:tightvnc:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Tightvnc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24gw-m82p-246p
References
More Tightvnc vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05957 Buffer overflow in Kaspersky TightVNC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-00368 Multiple integer signedness errors in (1) UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.5 and (2) TightVnc 1.3.9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2019-11763 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky TightVNC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-11762 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky TightVNC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18987 Buffer Overflow in tvnviewer.exe via Crafted Packet in TightVNC Viewer 2.8.59 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12438 TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-1848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24gw-m82p-246p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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