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CVE-2004-2594

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in...

5.0 Medium

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download /server.cfg".

Exploit likelihood

1.80%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download /server.cfg".

Record
CVE-2004-2594
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download /server.cfg".

Record
CVE-2004-2594
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2585 No score

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download /server.cfg".

Record
EUVD-2004-2585
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4839-775x-j3vf No score

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in...

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Quake II server before R1Q2 on Windows, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "/" in a pathname argument, as demonstrated by "download /server.cfg".

Record
GHSA-4839-775x-j3vf
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2004-2594 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Id Software Quake Ii Server Windows, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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