Race condition in SSH Tectia Server 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 for Unix, when the password change…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
Race condition in SSH Tectia Server 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 for Unix, when the password change plugin (ssh-passwd-plugin) is enabled, allows local users to obtain the server's private key.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00324 25th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1120
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fjw-px98-qrx4
References
More SSH Tectia Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-04984 The SSH USERAUTH CHANGE REQUEST feature in SSH Tectia Server 6.0.4 through 6.0.20, 6.1.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2021-09231 SSH Tectia Client and Server before 6.4.19 on Windows have weak key generation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2005-04054 SSH Tectia Server 5.0.0 (A, F, and T), when allowing host-based authentication only… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-04912 Error handling in the SSH protocol in (1) SSH Tectia Client and Server and Connector 4.0… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
- TI-2021-09232 SSH Tectia Client and Server before 6.4.19 on Windows allow local privilege escalation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-05397 ssh-signer in SSH Tectia Client and Server 5.x before 5.2.4, and 5.3.x before 5.3.6, on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2003-1120 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1120 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fjw-px98-qrx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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