CVE-2002-2221

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2221 is rated Low Risk (31.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2221

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 0.06% 0.27% +0.21%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2221

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2221

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2221

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chetcpasswd chetcpasswd 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
chetcpasswd chetcpasswd 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
chetcpasswd chetcpasswd 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2221

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