Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Caché Database 5.x installs /cachesys/bin/cache with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying cache and executing it via cuxs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00788 56th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:intersystems:cache_database:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | InterSystems |
- cpe:2.3:a:intersystems:cache_database:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·InterSystems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964
References
More InterSystems Cache Database vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-01233 Unspecified vulnerability in the Cache' Server Page (CSP) implementation in InterSystems… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00469 Caché Database 5.x installs the /cachesys/csp directory with insecure permissions, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-04287 Unspecified vulnerability in the login page redirection logic in the Cache' Server Page… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
- TI-2007-00427 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the sample Cache' Server Page… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
- TI-2004-02554 Unspecified vulnerability in the %template package in InterSystems Cache' 5.0 allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g9j-vr2v-2964 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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