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CVE-2001-1565

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1565 describes a vulnerability in the Point to Point Protocol daemon (pppd) within Apple MacOS X versions 10.0 through 10.1.5. This flaw exposes usernames and passwords on the command line, allowing local users to retrieve authentication information using the 'ps' command. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 23rd percentile among its peer group of 2,096 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

iss.net / security_center/static/7750.php
macsecurity.org / pipermail/macsec/2001-December/000299.html
securityfocus.com / bid/3753