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CVE-2001-0537
HTTP server for Cisco IOS 11.3 to 12.2 allows attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands, when local authorization…
High9.3EPSS 68.5%
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- mitre
Description
HTTP server for Cisco IOS 11.3 to 12.2 allows attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands, when local authorization is being used, by specifying a high access level in the URL.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.5% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- CA-2001-14 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20010629 Re: Cisco Security Advisory: IOS HTTP authorization vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010627 IOS HTTP authorization vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 20010702 ios-http-auth.sh (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010702 Cisco IOS HTTP Configuration Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 578 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20010702 Cisco device HTTP exploit... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- L-106 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 2936 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- cisco-ios-admin-access(6749) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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