LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2001-1433: Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which cou...

Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

Cherokee web server versions before 0.2.7 may keep root privileges after opening port 80. That does not by itself prove compromise, but it can turn another web server flaw into root-level control. This is mainly a legacy exposure concern. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems still running Cherokee web server before 0.2.7, especially internet-facing instances listening on port 80. Modern environments are unlikely to be affected unless old software remains embedded or unmanaged. Treat as a legacy hygiene item unless Cherokee is confirmed in production. If found on internet-facing infrastructure, prioritize remediation because follow-on flaws could gain root-level impact. Mitigation focus: Identify any Cherokee web server deployments.; Verify Cherokee version; prioritize versions before 0.2.7.; Upgrade to Cherokee 0.2.7 or later where applicable..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2001-1433 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.