CVE-2003-0098

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers...

10.0 HighFix available

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Exploit likelihood

5.13%Up 3.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: CVE-2003-0098
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: CVE-2003-0098
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0094 No score

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: EUVD-2003-0094
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xf5-hxpg-rcfj No score

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers...

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: GHSA-9xf5-hxpg-rcfj
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: CVE-2003-0098
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0098 No score

Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0098
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`apcupsd` Debian:12	before 3.8.5-1.2	3.8.5-1.2
`apcupsd` Debian:13	before 3.8.5-1.2	3.8.5-1.2
`apcupsd` Debian:14	before 3.8.5-1.2	3.8.5-1.2
`apcupsd` Debian:3.0	before 3.8.5-1.1.1	3.8.5-1.1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0098 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Apcupsd, published February 26, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.13%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in apcupsd 3.8.5-1.2.

References

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