Is CVE-2002-0693 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0693 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0693?

CVE-2002-0693 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0693?

CVE-2002-0693 has an EPSS score of 52.42% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0693

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

52.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

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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.