{"cve":"CVE-2001-0289","nvd":{"published":"2001-05-03T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:54:02.157","status":"Modified","description":"Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041","http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html"],"products":["joseph_allen:joe"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0289","score":0.00742,"percentile":0.54711,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}