CVE-2002-1762

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
6.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: December 31, 2002 (8535 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 1.0 stores security scans in a known location C:\Documents and Settings\username\SecurityScans in plaintext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the system via malicious active content such as ActiveX controls or Java.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft baseline security analyzer

References

🔗 online.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 online.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com