Is CVE-2002-0080 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0080 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0080?

CVE-2002-0080 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0080?

CVE-2002-0080 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0080?

Upgrade rsync to 2.5.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0080

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

rsync, when running in daemon mode, does not properly call setgroups before dropping privileges, which could provide supplemental group privileges to local users, who could then read certain files that would otherwise be disallowed.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

rsyncNVD

Affected:< 2.5.3Fixed in:2.5.3CVE-2002-0080derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

redhat.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references3

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.