CVE-2009-0216

GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.

Published: 2009-02-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0216 is rated High Risk (77.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.40%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0216

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 2026-01-07 1.85% 8.40% +6.55%
2 2025-10-29 1.47% 1.85% +0.38%
3 2025-04-27 — 1.47% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0216

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0216

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ge_fanuc ifix <= 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ge_fanuc ifix 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0216

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