VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-2916

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Primary references