CVE-2001-0549

CVE-2001-0549 is a none vulnerability published on August 14, 2001. Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 stores proxy passwords in cleartext in a registry key, which could allow local users to obtain the passwords.

CVE-2001-0549 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2001, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2001-0549 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 68.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0549, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.