Cleartext storage of sensitive information in qtnx
Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
qtnx 0.9 stores non-custom SSH keys in a world-readable configuration file. If a user has a world-readable or world-executable home directory, another local system user could obtain the private key used to connect to remote NX sessions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00246 16th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qtnx | qtnx | 0.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- qtnx Vendorqtnx Affected 0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qtnx_project:qtnx:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Qtnx Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:qtnx_project:qtnx:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Qtnx Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwpr-86q7-7gmv
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-2916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwpr-86q7-7gmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-2916 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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