HIGH
IIS 5.0 uses relative paths to find system files that will run in-process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file, aka the "System file listing privilege elevation" vulnerability
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.85%
Description
IIS 5.0 uses relative paths to find system files that will run in-process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file, aka the "System file listing privilege elevation" vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
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.
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.
8.85% 0.08846
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08846
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08846) | 95.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08846) | 94.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04447) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02989) | 85.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04447) | 90.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.52% (0.08521) | 94.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02121) | 83.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01056) | 77.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02121) | 83.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01056) | 76.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02315) | 84.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 77.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02315) | 83.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 65.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.89% (0.02893) | 85.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02582) | 61.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/205069 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.osvdb.org/5607 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6985 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A909 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A912 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/205069 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5607 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6985 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A909 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A912 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 8, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0507
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a