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TI-2000-00492 Aliases CVE-2000-0492GHSA-538h-25m5-6jrw

PassWD 1.2 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store passwords, which allows an…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

PassWD 1.2 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store passwords, which allows an attacker who can read the password file to easliy decrypt the passwords.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0119 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:passwd:passwd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerablePasswd
  • cpe:2.3:a:passwd:passwd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Passwd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0492
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-538h-25m5-6jrw

References

Patch 1

Sources

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