CVE-2009-1292

UCM-CQ in IBM Rational ClearCase 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.5, 7.0.1.x before 7.0.1.4, and 7.1.x before 7.1.0.1 on Linux and AIX places a username and password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain credentials by listing the process.

Published: 2009-04-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1292 is rated Low Risk (18.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1292

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 0.05% 0.37% +0.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1292

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1292

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1292

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1292

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