CVE-2002-1520: Rapidstream

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The CLI interface for WatchGuard Firebox Vclass 3.2 and earlier, and RSSA Appliance 3.0.2, does not properly close the SSH connection when a -N option is provided during authentication, which allows remote attackers to access CLI with administrator privileges.

Affected products

  • Rapidstream Rapidstream: version 500 only; version 2000 only; version 4000 only; version 6000 only; version 8000 only
  • WatchGuard Firebox: version v10 only; version v60 only; version v80 only; version v100 only

Published 2003-04-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.