CVE-2000-0086

Medium

Published: 18/01/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.37%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

Netopia Timbuktu Pro sends user IDs and passwords in cleartext, allowing remote attackers to obtain them.

The interception of authentication credentials may lead to unauthorized access to the organization's systems and data.

It is recommended to implement encryption for transmitted authentication data and to update the software to the latest version if possible.

Original NVD description (English source)

Netopia Timbuktu Pro sends user IDs and passwords in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain them via sniffing.