Is CVE-2001-1125 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2001-1125 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2001-1125?

CVE-2001-1125 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2001-1125?

CVE-2001-1125 has an EPSS score of 2.47% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1125?

Upgrade liveupdate to 1.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2001-1125

CRITICALEPSS 83th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to ensure the integrity of download files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

CWE-494

How to fix

Remediation Available

liveupdateNVD

Affected:< 1.6Fixed in:1.6CVE-2001-1125derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Other references1

sarc.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.