PowerChute plus 5.0.2 creates a "Pwrchute" directory during installation that is shared…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PowerChute plus 5.0.2 creates a "Pwrchute" directory during installation that is shared and world writeable, which could allow remote attackers to modify or create files in that directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01351 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1924
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gm3-644h-2mm9
References
More Apc Powerchute vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-06049 Improper input validation in PowerChute Business Edition software V9.0.x and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2000-01230 The HTTP service in American Power Conversion (APC) PowerChute uses a default username… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2004-01919 Unknown vulnerability in APC PowerChute Business Edition 6.0 through 7.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2011-03736 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Schneider Electric PowerChute Business… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-1924 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1924 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gm3-644h-2mm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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