Is CVE-2009-0230 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0230 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0230?

CVE-2009-0230 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0230

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 34.9%EU EUVD

The Windows Print Spooler in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a crafted RPC message that triggers loading of a DLL file from an arbitrary directory, aka "Print Spooler Load Library Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 34.9% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0238)
Published: June 10, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0238 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows server
microsoft / windows server
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

21 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Release 6.1.7600 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0755-2012 - archived
Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10390-2010 - archived
Windows Server 2008 R2 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1339 - historical
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1337 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1335 - historical

See all 21 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://osvdb.org/54934(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35365(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35209(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022352(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1541(Third Party Advisory)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-022
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6287(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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