VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1264
Vulnerability in mkacct in HP-UX 11.04 running Virtualvault Operating System (VVOS) 4.0 and 4.5 allows attackers to elevate privileges.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.95%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerability in mkacct in HP-UX 11.04 running Virtualvault Operating System (VVOS) 4.0 and 4.5 allows attackers to elevate privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.95% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux · hp/vvos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% 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.
References
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-119.shtmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420475US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3459Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6867
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-119.shtmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420475US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3459Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6867
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.