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TI-2004-02464 Aliases CVE-2004-2594GHSA-4839-775x-j3vf

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "\/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download \/server.cfg".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01801 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.20VulnerableId Software
cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.21VulnerableId Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.20 Vulnerable ·Id Software
  • cpe:2.3:a:id_software:quake_ii_server_windows:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.21 Vulnerable ·Id Software

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2594
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4839-775x-j3vf

References

Exploit 2

Other 2

Sources

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