Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2002-0790 is an IBM AIX issue where password-management utilities may write an encrypted password into cspoc.log. A local user who can read that log may gain elevated privileges. The public bundle does not identify affected AIX versions, CVSS severity, or a confirmed patch level. Exposure is most relevant to AIX systems that used the clchkspuser or clpasswdremote utilities and retained readable cspoc.log files. The source bundle does not define affected versions or configurations. Treat this as a legacy AIX privilege-risk item. Prioritize systems with shared local access, sensitive workloads, or weak log controls, but avoid emergency escalation without version applicability or exploitation evidence. Mitigation focus: Check IBM APAR IY24556 for affected levels and official fixes.; Restrict local interactive access on potentially affected AIX systems.; Review permissions and retention for cspoc.log..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
Credential and access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references authentication or credential exposure, so valid-account and credential-access review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2002-0790 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.