CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2001-1374
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.37%
Original NVD Description
expect before 5.32 searches for its libraries in /var/tmp before other directories, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by mkpasswd.