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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0448

The WebShield SMTP Management Tool version 4.5.44 does not properly restrict access to the management port when an IP address does not resolve to a hostname, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration via the GET_CONFIG command.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.36%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The WebShield SMTP Management Tool version 4.5.44 does not properly restrict access to the management port when an IP address does not resolve to a hostname, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration via the GET_CONFIG command.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.36% probability · 84th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
network associates/webshield
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.36%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.4% 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.