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CVE-2002-0726

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0726 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Terminal Services Advanced Client (TSAC) ActiveX control. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by supplying an excessively long server name. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:tsac_activex_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
17.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1737 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-046
atstake.com / research/advisories/2002/a082802-1.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/9934.php
securityfocus.com / bid/5554