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CVE-2001-1459

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.16%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-06-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2001-1459
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.16%

Original NVD Description

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.