CVE-2002-1554

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 stores usernames and passwords in cleartext in the image database for the TCC, TCC+ or XTC, which could allow attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the passwords from the image database or a backup.

Published: 2003-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1554 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1554

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% 0.36% +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-2002-1554

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-2002-1554

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1554

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco optical_networking_systems_software 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco optical_networking_systems_software 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco optical_networking_systems_software 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco optical_networking_systems_software 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco optical_networking_systems_software 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1554

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