Back
CVE-2002-1239
QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp program while operating at raised privileges, which…
High7.2EPSS 0.90%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp program while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a malicious cp program.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 22 months later
· 22 months later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.90% · top 40% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20021108 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02b: Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 20021108 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.08.02b: Non-Explicit Path Vulnerability in QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.08.02b.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- qnx-rtos-gain-privileges(10564) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2002-1239)Record last updated .