CVE-2002-1848

2.1

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

0.31%

LOW RiskEPSS (24th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

TightVNC before 1.2.4 running on Windows stores unencrypted passwords in the password text control of the WinVNC Properties dialog, which could allow local users to access passwords.

Published: 12/31/2002

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

2.1

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.31%LOW Exploitation Risk

24th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.31% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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