Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp and rsync compatibility are enabled, allows local users to execute arbitrary applications via "getopt" style argument specifications, which are not filtered.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01456 73rd 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Scponly
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4533
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch42-xc83-q8gr
References
Advisory 1
More Scponly vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-06057 scponly 4.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2002-01391 scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01056 The unison command in scponly before 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04274 scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when the operating system supports LD_PRELOAD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-4533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch42-xc83-q8gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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