CVE-2009-1669

Exp

The smarty_function_math function in libs/plugins/function.math.php in Smarty 2.6.22 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the equation attribute of the math function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-05-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1669 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.12%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1669

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8659 exploit_db edb 2009-05-12 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1669

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 25.85% 14.12% -11.73%
2 2026-03-02 19.48% 25.85% +6.37%
3 2025-03-30 — 19.48% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1669

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-2009-1669

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1669

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-1669: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-13), 1 atom(s) (dev-php/smarty); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1669
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1669
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1669 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (gallery2, moodle, smarty), 30 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 13, released 8, ignored 6, needs-triage 2, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1669

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-1669

Impact: Per http://secunia.com/advisories/35072 "The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.6.22 on Windows. Other versions may also be affected."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1669

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
smarty smarty 2.6.22 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1669

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