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TI-2005-01666 Aliases CVE-2005-1759GHSA-69jw-2fgv-45ww

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create…

Priority LOW 8Published · 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
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00352 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:shtool:shtool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.1VulnerableShtool
  • cpe:2.3:a:shtool:shtool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Shtool

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1759
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69jw-2fgv-45ww

References

  • TI-2005-01658 Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7

Sources