Acme.Serve 1.7, as used in Cisco Secure ACS Unix and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by prepending several / (slash) characters to the URI.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0748 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.38%, 93th percentile). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20894 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-05-31 | 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 | 2025-03-30 | 19.08% | 12.38% | -6.71% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 12.38% | 19.08% | +6.71% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 12.38% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| acme_labs | acme_server | 1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:acme_server:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/acmeweb-acsunix-dirtravers-vuln-pub.shtml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6634.php | Broken Link |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5544 | Broken Link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188141 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2809 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |