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CVE-2002-1272

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 switches running AOS 5.1.1 contains a back door telnet server that was intended for development but not removed before distribution, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges.

Affected products

• Alcatel Aos: 5.1.1

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10664
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10664

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