Is CVE-2009-1078 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1078 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1078?

CVE-2009-1078 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-1078

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 does not enforce the expected privilege requirements for (1) deleting audit policies and (2) modifying workflows, which allows remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1079)
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-2009-1079 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sun / java system identity manager
sun / java system identity manager
sun / java system identity manager
sun / java system identity manager

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34380(Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021881
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140935-01-1(Patch)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253267-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34191(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0797(Vendor Advisory)

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

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