TI-2001-01494 Aliases CVE-2001-1546 GHSA-pc4p-7w58-pgg2

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows…

LOW 36CWE-326Published 2005-07-14 · Updated 2025-01-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.

Summary

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00413 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:mckesson:pathways_homecare:6.5:::::::*	6.5	Vulnerable	Mckesson

cpe:2.3:a:mckesson:pathways_homecare:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Mckesson

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1546
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc4p-7w58-pgg2

References

Other 1

pathways-homecare-weak-encryption(7682)

Sources

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