Is CVE-2002-1271 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1271 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1271?

CVE-2002-1271 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1271?

CVE-2002-1271 has an EPSS score of 3.56% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1271?

Upgrade libmailtools-perl on debian 11 to 1.51 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1271

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The Mail::Mailer Perl module in the perl-MailTools package 1.47 and earlier uses mailx as the default mailer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting them into the mail body, which is then processed by mailx.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libmailtools-perlDebian

Fixed in:1.51CVE-2002-1271

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

3.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

iss.net

Other references6

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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.