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TI-2002-01959 Aliases CVE-2002-2040GHSA-fqc4-8m96-pvh3

The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS)…

Priority LOW 34Published · 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

The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 do not properly drop privileges before executing the system command, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious crttrap program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01083 65th 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:qnx:rtos:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.25VulnerableQnx
cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableQnx
  • cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.25 Vulnerable ·Qnx
  • cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Qnx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqc4-8m96-pvh3

References

Other 1

  • 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-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
  • TI-2002-01193 QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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