CVE-2001-0918

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.1)—

Vulnerabilities in CGI scripts in susehelp in SuSE 7.2 and 7.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by not opening files securely.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 5.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.71%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 77
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)

Suse — Suse Linux

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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