CVE-2004-1541

SecureCRT 4.0, 4.1, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a telnet:// URL that uses the /F option to specify a configuration file on a samba share.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1541 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1541

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 2025-03-17 1.38% 1.01% -0.37%
2 2024-12-17 22.59% 1.38% -21.21%
3 2024-01-27 22.59%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1541

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1541

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1541

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
van_dyke_technologies securecrt 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:van_dyke_technologies:securecrt:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1541

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