VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0271

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-04-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords.

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