High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1546
CVE-2001-1546
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:mckesson:pathways_homecare:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3653nvdBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244367nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7682.phpnvdBroken Link
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