CVE-2009-0062

Unspecified vulnerability in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Module (WiSM), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controller with software 4.2.173.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by escalation from the (1) Lobby Admin and (2) Local Management User privilege levels.

Published: 2009-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0062 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.61%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0062

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.55% 2.61% +2.07%
2 2025-03-30 0.63% 0.55% -0.08%
3 2025-03-29 0.63%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0062

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0062

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0062

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco catalyst_3750_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller 4.2 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_3750_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller 4.2.173.0 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3750_series_integrated_wireless_lan_controller:4.2.173.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_6500_wireless_services_modules 4.2 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500_wireless_services_modules:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco catalyst_6500_wireless_services_modules 4.2.173.0 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500_wireless_services_modules:4.2.173.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software 4.2.173.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:4.2.173.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0062

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