CVE-2009-4144

NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2) 802.1x network remains present upon a connection attempt, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (connectivity disruption) by spoofing the identity of a wireless network.

Published: 2009-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4144 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4144

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 2025-03-30 2.23% 1.28% -0.95%
2 2025-03-29 1.28% 2.23% +0.95%
3 2025-03-19 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4144

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4144

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4144

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-4144 low priority: Debian including 2 source packages (network-manager, network-manager-applet), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4144
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4144
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-4144 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (network-manager, network-manager-applet), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 6, needed 2, released 2, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4144

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4144

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome networkmanager 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4144

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