Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments that specify alternate Lisp scripts that run at escalated privileges, which can contain functions that execute commands or modify files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0051 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-254g-h6q6-4fxv
References
More Abuse vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01199 Buffer overflow in Abuse 2.00 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-1253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-254g-h6q6-4fxv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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