Is CVE-2004-0173 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-0173 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-0173?

CVE-2004-0173 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-0173?

CVE-2004-0173 has an EPSS score of 15.76% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-0173

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache 1.3.29 and earlier, and Apache 2.0.48 and earlier, when running on Cygwin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL containing "..%5C" (dot dot encoded backslash) sequences.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

15.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26152
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017740.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107765545431387&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10962
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/04-03-12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9733
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15293

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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.