Is CVE-2002-1898 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1898 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1898?

CVE-2002-1898 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1898?

CVE-2002-1898 has an EPSS score of 3.17% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1898?

Upgrade terminal to 1.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1898

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Terminal 1.3 in Apple Mac OS X 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a telnet:// link, which is executed by Terminal.app window.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

terminalNVD

Affected:< 1.3.1Fixed in:1.3.1CVE-2002-1898derived 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

3.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory1

apple.slashdot.org

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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.