Is CVE-2009-4358 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4358 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4358?

CVE-2009-4358 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-4358

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

freebsd-update in FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 7.1, 6.4, and 6.3 uses insecure permissions in its working directory (/var/db/freebsd-update by default), which allows local users to read copies of sensitive files after a (1) freebsd-update fetch (fetch) or (2) freebsd-update upgrade (upgrade) operation.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (20th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4326)
Published: December 20, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4326 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37575(Vendor Advisory)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190(Patch)

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

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