FileSeek.cgi allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) head or (2) foot parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0612 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.37%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22227 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-04-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 11.62% | 3.37% | -8.25% |
| 2 | 2026-01-01 | 15.00% | 11.62% | -3.38% |
| 3 | 2025-09-16 | — | 15.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| craig_patchett | fileseek | — | cpe:2.3:a:craig_patchett:fileseek:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0132.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8857.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |