CVE-2001-0960

Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 stores the backup agent user name and password in cleartext in the aremote.dmp file in the ARCSERVE$ hidden share, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2001-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0960 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0960

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 2026-02-26 1.16% 1.39% +0.23%
2 2025-03-30 1.79% 1.16% -0.63%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.79% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0960

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0960

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0960

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom arcserve_backup 6.61 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:arcserve_backup:6.61:sp2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom arcserve_backup_2000 — cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:arcserve_backup_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca arcserve_backup_2000 — cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup_2000:*:*:advanced:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0960

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