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CVE-2001-1098

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log...

2.1 Low

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Record
CVE-2001-1098
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Record
CVE-2001-1098
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1079 No score

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Record
EUVD-2001-1079
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rcw-pp45-wh48 No score

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log...

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

Record
GHSA-2rcw-pp45-wh48
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-1098 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Cisco Pix Firewall Manager, published October 10, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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