CVE-2001-0289

Exp

Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.

Published: 2001-05-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0289 is rated Exploit Available (51.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0289

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20658 exploit_db edb 2001-02-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0289

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 2026-06-15 0.25% 0.74% +0.50%
2 2025-03-30 0.29% 0.25% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0289

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0289

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-0289

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0289

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0289

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joseph_allen joe 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0289

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