Is CVE-2009-4644 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4644 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4644?

CVE-2009-4644 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-4644

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass the restricted shell and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters to the ping command, as demonstrated by modifying the cli program.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4609)
Published: February 19, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4609 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

accellion / secure file transfer appliance
accellion / secure file transfer appliance
accellion / secure file transfer appliance
accellion / secure file transfer appliance
accellion / secure file transfer appliance

References

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

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