Is CVE-2009-2795 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2795 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2795?

CVE-2009-2795 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2795

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Recovery Mode component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allows local users to bypass the passcode requirement and access arbitrary data via vectors related to "command parsing."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2785)
Published: September 10, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2785 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / iphone os
apple / iphone os

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36341(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53183(VDB Entry)

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

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