CVE-2001-0753

high

Description

Cisco CBOS 2.3.8 and earlier stores the passwords for (1) exec and (2) enable in cleartext in the NVRAM and a configuration file, which could allow unauthorized users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44544

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/CBOS-multiple2-pub.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-10-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H