EMC NetWorker (formerly Legato NetWorker) before 7.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the daemon.log file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the password from the file
Published Mar 15, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
EMC NetWorker (formerly Legato NetWorker) before 7.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the daemon.log file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the password from the file. NOTE: this was originally reported for Legato NetWorker 6.1 on the Solaris 7 platform.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.66th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249420 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7898.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3842 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249420 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7898.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3842 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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