The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which allows local and remote attackers to spoof Solstice AdminSuite clients and gain root privileges via a certain sequence of RPC packets.
CVE-2003-0722
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 87% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 86%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 22, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/9742
- cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml
- cve@mitrehttp://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41870
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8615
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1273
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0115.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106391959014331&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/9742
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-56740-1&searchclause=security
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-148.shtml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.16.03.txt
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
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- 2026-05-31 17:17 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16324✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 22, 2010
Solaris Sadmind - Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-101✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 19, 2003
Solaris Sadmind - Default Configuration Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/solaris/sunrpc/sadmind_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 13, 2003
Solaris sadmind Command Execution
Open source ↗
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