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CVE-2011-2916

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CVE-2011-2916 describes a vulnerability in qtnx 0.9 where non-custom SSH keys are stored in a world-readable configuration file. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially obtain private keys used for remote NX sessions if the user's home directory has world-readable or world-executable permissions. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the attack requires local access but could lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality for remote connections. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qtnx_project:qtnx:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2011-2916
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2011-2916
Third Party Advisory