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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2221 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2221: Chetcpasswd vulnerability

CChetcpasswd · Chetcpasswd

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639.

6.2 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.29% · top 80.4%
6.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious cp binary. NOTE: this issue might overlap CVE-2006-6639.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2221), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.