VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1546

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength

Primary references