AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 client does not clear logon credentials from memory, including…
Priority LOW 21Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 client does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00358 29th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.11 | Vulnerable | Celestial Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11 Vulnerable ·Celestial Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq65-86r9-wp9r
References
More Celestial Software Absolutetelnet vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00994 Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-0046 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq65-86r9-wp9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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