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TI-2019-13184 Aliases CVE-2019-17662GHSA-23gm-hjpg-qfp3

ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the…

Priority CRITICAL 86CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is stored in cleartext in a file that can be read via a ../../ThinVnc.ini directory traversal attack vector.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.96758 99th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cybelsoft:thinvnc:1.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 b1VulnerableCybelsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:cybelsoft:thinvnc:1.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 b1 Vulnerable ·Cybelsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17662
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23gm-hjpg-qfp3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-08939 ThinVNC version 1.0b1 allows an unauthenticated user to bypass the authentication process… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

Sources

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