{
    "id": "CVE-2019-17662",
    "published": "2019-10-16 18:15:25",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:24:22",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.96758",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99886",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:24:50",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "cybelsoft",
            "product": "thinvnc"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47519",
            "title": "ThinVNC 1.0b1 - Authentication Bypass",
            "date": "2019-10-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47519"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.html",
        "https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5",
        "https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.py",
        "https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.html",
        "https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5",
        "https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.py",
        "https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/"
    ]
}