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TI-2003-01024 Aliases CVE-2003-1120GHSA-9fjw-px98-qrx4

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

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:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableSSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·SSH

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fjw-px98-qrx4

References

  • 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
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