VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0052

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a ..

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.89%

Does this matter?

2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.89% probability · 59th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 January 2000
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/linux · turbolinux/turbolinux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.9% 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.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-19710 source ↗	Mandrake 6.x / RedHat 6.x / Turbolinux 3.5 b2/4.x/6.0.2 userhelper/PAM - Path (2)linux · Elias Levy	local	15 March 2000	yes
EDB-19709 source ↗	Mandrake 6.x / RedHat 6.x / Turbolinux 3.5 b2/4.x/6.0.2 userhelper/PAM - Path (1)linux · dildog	local	4 January 2000	yes

References

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