CVE-2001-1252

Network Associates PGP Keyserver 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the administrative web interface via URLs that directly access cgi-bin instead of keyserver/cgi-bin for the programs (1) console, (2) cs, (3) multi_config and (4) directory.

Published: 2001-09-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1252 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1252

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 2026-02-23 0.82% 1.12% +0.29%
2 2025-11-21 1.12% 0.82% -0.29%
3 2025-03-30 1.12%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1252

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-2001-1252

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1252

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pgp keyserver 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:pgp:keyserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp keyserver 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:pgp:keyserver:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1252

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