CVE-2009-4081

Untrusted search path vulnerability in dstat before r3199 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python module in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3894.

Published: 2009-11-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4081 is rated Low Risk (24.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4081

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 0.06% 0.28% +0.22%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4081

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4081

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4081

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2009-4081 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dstat), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4081
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-4081 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dstat), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dag.wieers dstat <= 0.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dag.wieers dstat 0.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4081

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