Is CVE-2009-1601 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1601 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1601?

CVE-2009-1601 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-1601

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1596)
Published: May 11, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1596 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ubuntu / linux

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35000(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34818(Patch)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-770-1(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50311
https://launchpad.net/bugs/365823

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

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