Is CVE-2009-3518 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3518 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3518?

CVE-2009-3518 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3518

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.5%EU EUVD

Argument injection vulnerability in the iim: URI handler in IBMIM.exe in IBM Installation Manager 1.3.2 and earlier, as used in IBM Rational Robot and Rational Team Concert, allows remote attackers to load arbitrary DLL files via the -vm option, as demonstrated by a reference to a UNC share pathname.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 5.5% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3500)
Published: October 1, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3500 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / installation manager
ibm / installation manager
ibm / installation manager
ibm / installation manager
ibm / installation manager

References

http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_ibm_uri.html(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36906(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2792(Vendor Advisory)

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

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