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CVE-2010-2247
makepasswd 1.10 default settings generate insecure passwords
High7.5EPSS 1.3%
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- redhat
Description
makepasswd 1.10 default settings generate insecure passwords
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% 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 7.5.
Weakness
- insecure passwords generated with default settings
- CWE-1188 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
makepasswd · makepasswd
- affected 1.10
References (4)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2247 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2247 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-1db19e75db (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-a5b60d0c2b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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 .