CVE-2009-0657

Toshiba Face Recognition 2.0.2.32 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain notebook access by presenting a large number of images for which the viewpoint and lighting have been modified to match a stored image of the authorized notebook user.

Published: 2009-02-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0657 is rated Low Risk (37.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0657

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 0.06% 0.36% +0.30%
2 2025-03-17 0.19% 0.06% -0.13%
3 2023-03-07 0.19%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0657

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0657

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0657

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
toshiba face_recognition 2.0.2.32 cpe:2.3:h:toshiba:face_recognition:2.0.2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0657

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