Is CVE-2009-2482 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2482 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2482?

CVE-2009-2482 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2482

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The pam_unix module in OpenPAM in NetBSD 4.0 before 4.0.2 and 5.0 before 5.0.1 allows local users to change the current root password if it is already known, even when they are not in the wheel group.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (24th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2477)
Published: July 16, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2477 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd
netbsd / netbsd

References

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

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