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CVE-2019-7282

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-7282 affects NetKit through version 0.17, allowing a malicious rsh server to bypass access restrictions in the rcp client by manipulating filenames. This vulnerability, similar to CVE-2018-20685, enables the remote server to modify permissions of the target directory on the client side. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.9), it has a network attack vector and high impact on integrity, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netkit:netkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0207 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-7282Moderate

netkit-rsh: rcp access restriction bypass

Nov 19, 2021

References

bugs.debian.org / 920486
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DU33YVEDGFDMAZPSRQTRVKSKG4FAX7QB
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FSEX3TKX2DBUKG4A7VJFDLSMZIBJQZ3G
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NA24VQJATZWYV42JG2PQUW7IHIZS7UKP
sintonen.fi / advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt
Not Applicable