CVE-2002-1898
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.
Exploit likelihood
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 High
AV: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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX 10.2 - Terminal.APP Telnet Link Command Execution | 2002-09-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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.