CVE-2002-0769 — The web-based configuration interface for the Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP POST request with a single byte, which allows the attackers to (1) obtain the password from the login screen, or (2) reconfigure the adaptor by modifying certain request parameters

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The web-based configuration interface for the Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP POST request with a single byte, which allows the attackers to (1) obtain the password from the login screen, or (2) reconfigure the adaptor by modifying certain request parameters

Published Jul 26, 2002

6.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 8.47%

Description

The web-based configuration interface for the Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP POST request with a single byte, which allows the attackers to (1) obtain the password from the login screen, or (2) reconfigure the adaptor by modifying certain request parameters.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

8.47% 0.08469

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.08469

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	8.47% (0.08469)	94.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	8.47% (0.08469)	94.30th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 19, 2025	5.45% (0.05453)	88.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	3.38% (0.03375)	86.53th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.36% (0.00361)	73.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.36% (0.00361)	71.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.36% (0.00357)	67.68th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	6.79% (0.06790)	92.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	6.79% (0.06790)	91.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	6.79% (0.06790)	79.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (6)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0083.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ata186-password-disclosure.shtml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9056.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9057.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4711
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4712
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0083.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ata186-password-disclosure.shtml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9056.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9057.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4711		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4712		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 26, 2002

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jul 25, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0769

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0769

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0769