CVE-2002-1469 — HIGH severity vulnerability (scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the ()
scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server programs, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass access controls by uploading malicious programs and modifying the PATH variable in $HOME/.ssh/environment to locate those programs.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1469 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server programs, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass access controls by uploading malicious programs and modifying the PATH variable in $HOME/.ssh/environment to locate those programs. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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