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CVE-2002-1898

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Exploit likelihood

3.17%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Record
CVE-2002-1898
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Record
CVE-2002-1898
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1877 No score

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Record
EUVD-2002-1877
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mw47-2hrx-68vv No score

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via...

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

Record
GHSA-mw47-2hrx-68vv
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBApple Mac OSX 10.2 - Terminal.APP Telnet Link Command Execution2002-09-21

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apple Terminal, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.17%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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