Is CVE-2002-0049 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0049 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0049?

CVE-2002-0049 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0049?

CVE-2002-0049 has an EPSS score of 13.30% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2002-0049?

No published fix for CVE-2002-0049 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0049

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

6.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 System Attendant gives "Everyone" group privileges to the WinReg key, which could allow remote attackers to read or modify registry keys.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

13.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

osvdb.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.