CVE-2009-0854

Untrusted search path vulnerability in dash 0.5.4, when used as a login shell, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory.

Published: 2009-03-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0854 is rated Low Risk (38.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0854

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.14% +0.10%
2 2023-03-07 1.59% 0.04% -1.55%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.59% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0854

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-2009-0854

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0854

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2009-0854 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dash), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0854
ubuntu high CVE-2009-0854 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dash), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0854

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0854

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dash dash 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:dash:dash:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0854

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