CVE-2009-0066

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Intel system software for Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) allow attackers to bypass intended loader integrity protections, as demonstrated by exploitation of tboot. NOTE: as of 20090107, the only disclosure is a vague pre-advisory with no actionable information. However, because it is from a well-known researcher, it is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

Published: 2009-01-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0066 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.19%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.90% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0066

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 0.30% 2.19% +1.90%
2 2025-10-16 0.73% 0.30% -0.43%
3 2025-05-29 0.73%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0066

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0066

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0066

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel trusted_execution_technology _nil_ cpe:2.3:a:intel:trusted_execution_technology:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0066

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