VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1179

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability0.44%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2001-07-17

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.