The remote administration client for RhinoSoft Serv-U 3.0 sends the user password in plaintext even when S/KEY One-Time Password (OTP) authentication is enabled, which allows remote attackers to sniff passwords.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1463 is rated High Exploit Risk (72/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.66%). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2026-03-16 | 7.38% | 3.66% | -3.72% |
| 2 | 2025-12-26 | 1.06% | 7.38% | +6.32% |
| 3 | 2025-04-15 | — | 1.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | serv-u_file_server | 3.0.0.16 | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| solarwinds | serv-u_file_server | 3.0.0.17 | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1002882 | Exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/279763 | Exploit US Government Resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7925 |