CVE-2001-1546

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 31, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-1546: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix