XAMPP installs multiple packages with insecure default passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via (1) the "lampp" default password for the "nobody" account within the included ProFTPD installation, (2) a blank default password for the "root" account within the included MySQL installation, (3) a blank default password for the "pma" account within the phpMyAdmin installation, and possibly other unspecified passwords. NOTE: this was originally reported as a problem in DFLabs PTK, but this issue affects any product that is installed within the XAMPP environment, and should not be viewed as a vulnerability within that product. NOTE: DFLabs states that PTK is intended for use in a laboratory with "no contact from / to internet."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0919 is rated Moderate Risk (57.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.81%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize 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 | 2026-06-15 | 23.47% | 6.81% | -16.66% |
| 2 | 2026-05-28 | 1.69% | 23.47% | +21.78% |
| 3 | 2025-09-15 | — | 1.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.1:alpha:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.1:beta:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.2:alpha:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.2:beta:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.3:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.3:alpha:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.4:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.4:alpha:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.5:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.5:beta:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6:beta:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6.1:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6.2:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6.3:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.6a | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.6a:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7:beta:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7.0:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7.1:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7.2:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7.3:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.7.4:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.8.1:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.8.2:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.9:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:0.9:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.0.1:-:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.2:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.3:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.2:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.3:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.4:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.4:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.5:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.5:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.6:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.6:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.7:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.7:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.8 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.8:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.8 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.8:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.9:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.9:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.10:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.10 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.10:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.11:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.11:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.12:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.12:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.13:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.13 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.13:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.14:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.14 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.14:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.15:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.15 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.15:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.16:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.4.16:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.1:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.2:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.3:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.4:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.4:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.4a | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.4a:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.4a | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.4a:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.5:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.5:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | 1.5.5a | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:1.5.5a:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* |