Is CVE-2009-1296 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1296 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1296?

CVE-2009-1296 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2009-1296

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.

Key facts

CVSS score: 1.9 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1294)
Published: June 9, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1294 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ubuntu / 73-oubuntu
ubuntu / ubuntu

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35383(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022347
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-783-1(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51191

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

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