CVE-2000-0595

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—

libedit searches for the .editrc file in the current directory instead of the user's home directory, which may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands by installing a modified .editrc in another directory.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 4.6

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.51%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 42
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Freebsd — Freebsd

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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