$ cve CVE-2002-0162 JSON

CVE-2002-0162 EXPLOIT

6.2

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

LogWatch before 2.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the logwatch temporary directory.

CVSS	6.2 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	0.77% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2002-03-27
Last modified	2026-06-16

Vendor	Product
logwatch	logwatch

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	LogWatch 2.1.1/2.5 - Insecure Temporary Directory Creation	2002-03-27