CVE-2001-1546 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names an)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1546 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-326 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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