Is CVE-2009-1706 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1706 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1706?

CVE-2009-1706 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-1706

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

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Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.4% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1701)
Published: June 10, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1701 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari
apple / safari

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/54997
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35346
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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