CVE-2009-1522

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.1.17 on AIX and Windows, when SSL is used, allows remote attackers to conduct unspecified man-in-the-middle attacks and read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-05-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1522 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.15%). EPSS rose +1.47% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1522

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 0.68% 2.15% +1.47%
2 2025-05-25 0.52% 0.68% +0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1522

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1522

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1522

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.5.0.91 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.5.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.5.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1522

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