CVE-2001-1000
rlmadmin RADIUS management utility in Merit AAA Server 3.8M, 5.01, and possibly other versions, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rlmadmin.help file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
rlmadmin RADIUS management utility in Merit AAA Server 3.8M, 5.01, and possibly other versions, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the rlmadmin.help file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.85% probability · 58th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 September 2001
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- merit/aaa radius server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% 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 (1)
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.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0036.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3302Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7096
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0036.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3302Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7096
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.