Is CVE-2001-0823 actively exploited?

CVE-2001-0823 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2001-0823?

CVE-2001-0823 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2001-0823?

Patch guidance is available from sgi security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2001-0823.

CVE-2001-0823 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2001-0823?

12 products: sgi performance co-pilot, sgi performance co-pilot, sgi performance co-pilot, sgi performance co-pilot, sgi performance co-pilot, and 7 more.

Description

The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SGI
Published: 12/6/2001
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

sgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilotsgi : performance_co-pilot

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD