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

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.

Timeline

1. Oct 16, 2019, 5:24 PM UTCCVE published
2. Oct 17, 2019Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-47519

3. Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM UTCRecord last updated
4. Oct 28, 2026EPSS reached 10%

   FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

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