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CVE-2002-1558

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating...

10.0 High

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating System in the TCC, TCC+ and XTC that cannot be changed or disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by connecting to the account via Telnet.

Exploit likelihood

2.79%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating System in the TCC, TCC+ and XTC that cannot be changed or disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by connecting to the account via Telnet.

Record
CVE-2002-1558
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating System in the TCC, TCC+ and XTC that cannot be changed or disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by connecting to the account via Telnet.

Record
CVE-2002-1558
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1540 No score

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating System in the TCC, TCC+ and XTC that cannot be changed or disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by connecting to the account via Telnet.

Record
EUVD-2002-1540
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf47-834w-q9wp No score

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating...

Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 running ONS before 3.4 have an account for the VxWorks Operating System in the TCC, TCC+ and XTC that cannot be changed or disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by connecting to the account via Telnet.

Record
GHSA-xf47-834w-q9wp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1558 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Cisco Optical Networking Systems Software, published March 18, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.79%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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