Is CVE-2009-0389 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0389 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0389?

CVE-2009-0389 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0389

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 8.8%EU EUVD

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the Web On Windows (WOW) ActiveX control in WOW ActiveX 2 allow remote attackers to (1) create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteIniFileString method, (2) execute arbitrary programs via the ShellExecute method, (3) read from the registry via unspecified vectors, and (4) write to the registry via unspecified vectors. NOTE: vectors 1 and 2 can be used together to execute arbitrary code.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 8.8% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0393)
Published: February 2, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0393 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

eztools-software / web on windows activex

References

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

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