Incorrect authorization in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-923Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
In BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the default configuration of the QNX SDP with QNet enabled on networks comprising two or more QNet nodes could allow an attacker to access local and remote files or take ownership of files on other QNX nodes regardless of permissions by executing commands targeting arbitrary nodes from a secondary QNX 6.6.0 QNet node.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01277 70th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackBerry | QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) | 6.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) VendorBlackBerry Affected 6.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.0 | Vulnerable | BlackBerry |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.0 Vulnerable ·BlackBerry
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcf6-fg3w-j8ph
References
More BlackBerry Qnx Software Development Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02149 Vulnerability in PCX Image Codec Impacts QNX Software Development Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-32556 Vulnerabilities in TIFF and PCX Image Codecs Impact QNX Software Development Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05595 An information disclosure and remote code execution vulnerability in the slinger web… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-12003 A remote code execution vulnerability in the BMP image codec of BlackBerry QNX SDP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05146 Integer overflow in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform , QNX OS for Medical and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02349 Stack-based buffer overflow in the bpe_decompress function in (1) BlackBerry QNX Neutrino… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-3891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-3891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcf6-fg3w-j8ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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