Is CVE-2013-2069 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2069 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2069?

CVE-2013-2069 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-2069

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-2049)
Published: May 29, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2049 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / livecd-tools

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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