TI-2001-01053 Aliases CVE-2001-1098 GHSA-2rcw-pp45-wh48

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the…

LOW 12Published 2004-09-01 · 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: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00463 40th 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:cisco:pix_firewall_manager:4.3\(2\)g:::::::*	4.3(2)g	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:pix_firewall_manager:4.3\(2\)g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3(2)g Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1098
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rcw-pp45-wh48

References

Exploit 1

20011010 Vulnerability: Cisco PIX Firewall Manager

Advisory 1

VU#639507

Sources

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