CVE-2001-1546 | BDVDB-2026-11450 Detail

Description#

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-07-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2005-07-14
Last modified: 2025-01-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 35.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).