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TI-2001-00025 Aliases CVE-2001-0025GHSA-2gf2-mh53-2r7m

ad.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands…

Priority MEDIUM 57Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

ad.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12271 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:leif_m._wright:ad.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableLeif M. Wright
  • cpe:2.3:a:leif_m._wright:ad.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Leif M. Wright

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0025
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gf2-mh53-2r7m

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2005-01276 The ad.cgi script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-01275 The ad.cgi script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-01277 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ad.cgi script allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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