nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4145 is rated Low Risk (14.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.28% | 0.04% | -1.24% |
| 3 | 2023-02-13 | — | 1.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2009-4145 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-2009-4145 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4145 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-4145 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-2009-4145 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | networkmanager | 0.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |