CVE-2001-0081 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0081 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2001-0081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0081/index.md)
Attackers can bypass disabled recovery features to access application keys in nCipher HSMs, compromising cryptographic security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0081?
CVE-2001-0081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001.
Official description
swinit in nCipher does not properly disable the Operator Card Set recovery feature even when explicitly disabled by the user, which could allow attackers to gain access to application keys.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ncipher Ncipher.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grp9-jgmj-h7px.