HIGH
saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before 1.5 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse expand program
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before 1.5 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse expand program.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
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.
0.56% 0.00557
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00557
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 44.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 41.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/linuxlab/saptools/README.saposcol x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180498 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6487 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/linuxlab/saptools/README.saposcol | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180498 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6487 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0366
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a