What is CVE-2000-0248?

CVE-2000-0248 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Linux. Published 2000-04-24.

Is CVE-2000-0248 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Linux

CVE-2000-0248

The web GUI for the Linux Virtual Server (LVS) software in the Red Hat Linux Piranha package has a backdoor password that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published 2000-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.737 (99.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.737 · newest: 0.737 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Red Hat Linux — versions 6.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise46.php3 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0248?: CVE-2000-0248 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Linux. Published 2000-04-24.
Is CVE-2000-0248 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.