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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0005

HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.54%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.54% probability · 45th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/hp-ux · hp/aserver · hp/9000
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.54%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.