CVE-2009-1586

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NZB importer feature in GrabIt 1.7.2 Beta 3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DTD reference in a DOCTYPE element in an NZB file.

Published: 2009-05-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1586 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.68%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1586

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8637 exploit_db edb 2009-05-07 Exploit-DB ↗
8612 exploit_db edb 2009-05-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1586

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 2026-01-06 32.27% 43.68% +11.42%
2 2025-04-26 35.74% 32.27% -3.47%
3 2025-03-30 35.74%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1586

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1586

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1586

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
shemes grabit <= 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.5.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.6.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.6.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.7.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.7.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
shemes grabit 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:shemes:grabit:1.7.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1586

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