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TI-2002-01413 Aliases CVE-2002-1491GHSA-fxjg-ghw7-4rg3

The Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the most recently used login…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Cisco VPN 5000 Client for MacOS before 5.2.2 records the most recently used login password in plaintext when saving "Default Connection" settings, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0116 67th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.1.2:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.1:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.1.2:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:vpn_5000_client:5.2.1:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1491
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxjg-ghw7-4rg3

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2002-01414 Buffer overflows in the Cisco VPN 5000 Client before 5.2.7 for Linux, and VPN 5000 Client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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