CVE-2002-0848 json
Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrator hardware 6.0.21.0002 and earlier, and 5.2.23.0003 and earlier, when using RADIUS with a challenge type o…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0840
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cisco VPN 5000 series concentrator hardware 6.0.21.0002 and earlier, and 5.2.23.0003 and earlier, when using RADIUS with a challenge type of Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) or Challenge, sends the user password in cleartext in a validation retry request, which could allow remote attackers to steal passwords via sniffing.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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cisco.com
/warp/public/707/vpn5k-radius-pap-vuln-pub.shtml
vendor-advisory, patch
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9781.php
vdb-entry, broken-link
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securityfocus.com
/bid/5417
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0848
- NVD CVE-2002-0848
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