The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when…
Priority LOW 11Published · 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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when running on a system that does not allow shell access, allows a local user with a valid IMAP account to read arbitrary files as that user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00345 28th 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:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2001.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2001.0a | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2001.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2001.0a Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrc9-g9w2-j5g5
References
More University Of Washington Uw-imap vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00366 Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02769 Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-00166 A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-1782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrc9-g9w2-j5g5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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