Applied Watch Command Center allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without authentication, such as (1) add new users to a console, as demonstrated using appliedsnatch.c, or (2) add spurious IDS rules to sensors, as demonstrated using addrule.c.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0974 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.67%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +15.56% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23405 | exploit_db | edb | 2003-11-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 23404 | exploit_db | edb | 2003-11-28 | 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 | 2026-01-29 | 4.11% | 19.67% | +15.56% |
| 2 | 2025-08-06 | 6.11% | 4.11% | -2.00% |
| 3 | 2025-05-19 | — | 6.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| applied_watch_technologies | applied_watch_command_center | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:applied_watch_technologies:applied_watch_command_center:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |