Some telnet clients allow remote telnet servers to request environment variables from the client that may contain sensitive information, or remote web servers to obtain the information via a telnet: URL.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0892 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-29 | 0.66% | 0.49% | -0.17% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.60% | 0.66% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 2.0 | LOW |
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4.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/22404 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6644 |