What is CVE-2002-0526?

CVE-2002-0526 is a vulnerability in Inn. Published 2002-08-12.

Is CVE-2002-0526 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Inn

CVE-2002-0526

Vulnerability in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier, related to insecure open() calls.

Published 2002-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

bcoles/local-exploits

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42803 (vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0526?: CVE-2002-0526 is a vulnerability in Inn. Published 2002-08-12.
Is CVE-2002-0526 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.