Is CVE-2002-1165 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1165 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1165?

CVE-2002-1165 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1165?

CVE-2002-1165 has an EPSS score of 1.10% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1165?

Upgrade sendmail on debian 11 to 8.12.3-5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1165

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

How to fix

Remediation Available

sendmailDebian

Fixed in:8.12.3-5CVE-2002-1165

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

1.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

iss.net

Other references5

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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.