CVE-2002-0576

ColdFusion 5.0 and earlier on Windows systems allows remote attackers to determine the absolute pathname of .cfm or .dbm files via an HTTP request that contains an MS-DOS device name such as NUL, which leaks the pathname in an error message.

Published: 2002-06-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0576 is rated Moderate Risk (49.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.65%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0576

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.32% 2.65% +0.33%
2 2026-02-12 1.43% 2.32% +0.89%
3 2025-09-16 — 1.43% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0576

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0576

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0576

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
allaire coldfusion_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0576

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