CVE-2000-0015

CascadeView TFTP Server - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0015. PoCs published by Loneguard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in the tftpd service bundled with CascadeView for Ascend's B-STDX 8000/9000 devices. By creating a symbolic link from /tmp/tftpd_xfer_status.log to /.rhosts, an attacker can overwrite the /.rhosts file to gain elevated privileges.

Description

CascadeView TFTP server allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Loneguard · bashlocalunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19707

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in the tftpd service bundled with CascadeView for Ascend's B-STDX 8000/9000 devices. By creating a symbolic link from /tmp/tftpd_xfer_status.log to /.rhosts, an attacker can overwrite the /.rhosts file to gain elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CascadeView for Ascend B-STDX 8000/9000
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device's tftp service · Ability to create symbolic links in /tmp
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/910

Scores

EPSS 0.0057
EPSS Percentile 42.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
ascend/cascadeview_ux 1.0
Published Dec 31, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026