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CVE-2001-0289
Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.74%
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- mitre
Description
Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.74% · top 45% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- RHSA-2001:024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010228 Joe's Own Editor File Handling Error (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .