Is CVE-2009-1072 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1072 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1072?

CVE-2009-1072 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-1072

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-16
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1073)
Published: March 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1073 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
microsoft / windows
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
vmware / esx
vmware / esx
vmware / esx
vmware / server
vmware / vcenter server
vmware / virtualcenter
vmware / virtualcenter
vmware / vma

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34422(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34432(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34786(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35343(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471(Broken Link)
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/805280(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34205(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802(Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316(Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49356(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10314(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8382(Third Party Advisory)

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

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