TI-2003-00381 Aliases CVE-2003-0406 GHSA-4jcm-v2j2-cwr5

PalmVNC 1.40 and earlier stores passwords in plaintext in the PalmVNCDB, which is backed…

LOW 32Published 2003-06-11 · Updated 2024-08-08

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

PalmVNC 1.40 and earlier stores passwords in plaintext in the PalmVNCDB, which is backed up to PCs that the Palm is synchronized with, which could allow attackers to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00369 30th 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:palmvnc:palmvnc:1.40:::::::*	1.40	Vulnerable	Palmvnc

cpe:2.3:a:palmvnc:palmvnc:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.40 Vulnerable ·Palmvnc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0406
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jcm-v2j2-cwr5

References

Advisory 1

palmvnc-plaintext-passwords(12083)

Other 1

20030526 PalmVNC 1.40 Insecure Records

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences