CVE-2001-0398

Exp

The BAT! mail client allows remote attackers to bypass user warnings of an executable attachment and execute arbitrary commands via an attachment whose file name contains many spaces, which also causes the BAT! to misrepresent the attachment's type with a different icon.

Published: 2001-06-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0398 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.04%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0398

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0398

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 1.05% 2.04% +0.99%
2 2025-03-17 0.24% 1.05% +0.81%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0398

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0398

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0398

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ritlabs the_bat 1.0_build1336 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.0_build1336:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.0_build1349 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.0_build1349:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.011 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.14 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.15 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.015 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.17 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.18 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.19 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.028 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.028:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.029 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.31 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.031 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.031:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.32 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.032 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.33 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.34 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.035 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.035:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.35 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.036 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.36 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.037 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.037:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.39 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.039 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.039:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.041 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.041:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.41 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.42 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.42f cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.42f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.043 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.043:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.43 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.44 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.45 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.46 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.47 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.48 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.49 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ritlabs the_bat 1.101 cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0398

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