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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0588 · published 26 June 2000

CVE-2000-0588: Sawmill information exposure vulnerability

Sawmill · Sawmill

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, whose contents SawMill attempts to parse as configuration commands.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.5% · top 5.7% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, whose contents SawMill attempts to parse as configuration commands.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0271.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0080.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1402
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0271.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0080.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1402

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0588), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.