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CVE-2001-0269

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0269 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the pam_ldap module in Solaris 8. Remote attackers could exploit this flaw by providing a NULL password, gaining unauthorized access to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0327 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0344.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6440
osvdb.org / 6030