CVE-2009-1656

Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro 232, 238, 245, 255, 265, 275; and WorkCentre 5632, 5638, 5645, 5655, 5665, 5675, 5687, 7655, 7656, and 7675 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown attack vectors, aka "command injection vulnerability."

Published: 2009-05-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1656 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.59%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1656

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 7.74% 3.59% -4.15%
2 2025-10-05 6.94% 7.74% +0.79%
3 2025-03-30 6.94%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1656

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1656

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1656

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xerox workcentre 232 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:232:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 232 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:232:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 238 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:238:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 238 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:238:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 245 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:245:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 245 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:245:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 255 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:255:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 255 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:255:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 265 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:265:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 265 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:265:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 275 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:275:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 275 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:275:pro:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5632 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5632:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5638 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5645 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5645:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5655 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5655:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5665 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5665:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5675 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5675:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 5687 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:5687:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 7655 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:7655:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 7665 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:7665:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xerox workcentre 7675 cpe:2.3:h:xerox:workcentre:7675:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1656

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