TI-2001-00040 Aliases CVE-2001-0040 GHSA-qp9g-233f-wxgh

APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows…

LOW 13Published 2001-05-07 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

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

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

Summary

APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying the target process ID in the apcupsd.pid file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00858 58th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:3.7.2:::::::*	3.7.2	Vulnerable	Apc

cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 Vulnerable ·Apc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0040
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp9g-233f-wxgh

References

Exploit 1

20001206 apcupsd 3.7.2 Denial of Service

Advisory 1

MDKSA-2000:077

TI-2003-00094 Multiple buffer overflows in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, may allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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