CVE

CVE-2019-17662

9.8

CVSS

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.

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Updated Sep 28, 2026View on NVD →

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CVE-2019-17662 scanner - Authentication Bypass vulnerability in ThinVNC

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