Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 allows remote authenticated sub-realm administrators to gain privileges, as demonstrated by creating the amadmin account in the sub-realm, and then logging in as amadmin in the root realm.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0169 is rated Moderate Risk (63.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.44%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-06-07 | 1.61% | 1.44% | -0.17% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.43% | 1.61% | -0.82% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | java_system_access_manager | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_access_manager | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_access_manager | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:solaris_x86:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | java_system_access_manager | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |