CVE-2002-1582

Exp

compose.cgi in Mailreader.com 2.3.30 and 2.3.31, when using Sendmail as the Mail Transfer Agent, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the RealEmail configuration variable, which is used to call Sendmail in network.cgi.

Published: 2004-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1582 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.78%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1582

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1582

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 2026-01-30 1.48% 1.78% +0.30%
2 2025-03-30 1.30% 1.48% +0.18%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.30% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1582

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1582

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1582

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mailreader.com mailreader.com 2.3.30 cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mailreader.com mailreader.com 2.3.31 cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1582

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