CVE-2002-1738

Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 5.0.5.0 and earlier creates a default MDaemon mail account with a password of MServer, which could allow remote attackers to send anonymous email.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1738 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1738

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 0.38% 1.34% +0.96%
2 2025-03-17 0.52% 0.38% -0.14%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1738

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1738

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1738

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1738

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