CVE-2002-0939

The Install Wizard for nCipher MSCAPI CSP 5.50 does not use Operator Card Set protected keys when the user requests them but does not generate the Operator Card Set, which results in a lower protection level than specified by the user (module protection only).

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0939 is rated Low Risk (27.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0939

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 0.05% 0.35% +0.30%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.05% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0939

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0939

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0939

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ncipher mscapi_csp 5.50 cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ncipher mscapi_csp 5.54 cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0939

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