Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access control restrictions and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by modifying kernel variables such as MaxFiles, MaxInodes, and ModProbePath in /proc/sys via calls to sysctl.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00547 46th 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:argus_systems:pitbull_lx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Argus Systems |
- cpe:2.3:a:argus_systems:pitbull_lx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Argus Systems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hvg-572p-33pg
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hvg-572p-33pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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