how can a "robots.txt" lead to a CVSS of 5.0 in case
it does not disclose any path and is present because

a) not trigger error-logs
b) not respond with HTML error pages
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Low (CVSS: 5.0)
NVT: robot(s).txt exists on the Web Server (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10302)
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 Summary:
 Some Web Servers use a file called /robot(s).txt to make search engines and
any other indexing tools visit their WebPages more frequently and
more efficiently.
 Vulnerability Insight:
 By connecting to the server and requesting the /robot(s).txt file, an
attacker may gain additional information about the system they are
attacking.

Such information as, restricted directories, hidden directories, cgi script
directories and etc. Take special care not to tell the robots not to index
sensitive directories, since this tells attackers exactly which of your
directories are sensitive.The file 'robots.txt' contains the following:
User-agent: *
Disallow:

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Reindl Harald
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CTO / CISO / Software-Development
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