9.0High
Apc Powerchute
CVE-2000-1242
The HTTP service in American Power Conversion (APC) PowerChute uses a default username and password, which allows remote attackers to gain system access.
What this means for your business
- It affects Apc Powerchute. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 74% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Apc Powerchute, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.0 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-31
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Apc Powerchuteall versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.