HIGH
The HTTP service in American Power Conversion (APC) PowerChute uses a default username and password, which allows remote attackers to gain system access
Published Dec 10, 2006
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.60%
Description
The HTTP service in American Power Conversion (APC) PowerChute uses a default username and password, which allows remote attackers to gain system access.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.60% 0.01605
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01605
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 74.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01470) | 70.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00675) | 69.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 69.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 64.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 60.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 54.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 64.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 63.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 62.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://governmentsecurity.org/articles/DefaultLoginsandPasswordsforNetworkedDevices.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/30768 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://governmentsecurity.org/articles/DefaultLoginsandPasswordsforNetworkedDevices.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30768 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 10, 2006
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2006
Link CVE-2000-1242
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a