FTP service in Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 allows the "halt" user to gain root privileges by modifying root's .profile file.
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FTP service in Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 allows the "halt" user to gain root privileges by modifying root's .profile file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00291 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alcatel-lucent:omnipcx:4400:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4400 | Vulnerable | Alcatel-Lucent |
- cpe:2.3:a:alcatel-lucent:omnipcx:4400:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4400 Vulnerable ·Alcatel-Lucent
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0293
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6882-r4ww-m87g
References
More Alcatel-Lucent Omnipcx vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01612 Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-05149 The Communication Server in Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise 7.1 and earlier caches an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2007-02428 Alcatel-Lucent IP-Touch Telephone running OmniPCX Enterprise 7.0 and later enables the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-00297 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unspecified CGI programs in the Unified… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2003-01012 The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise 5.0 Lx… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-00284 Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs files with world-writable permissions, which allows local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2002-0293 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0293 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6882-r4ww-m87g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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