CVE-2009-4294

Unspecified vulnerability in the Authentication Manager (aka utauthd) in Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 and 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-12-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4294 is rated High Risk (74/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.72%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.82% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4294

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 3.90% 5.72% +1.82%
2 2025-05-04 4.95% 3.90% -1.06%
3 2025-03-30 4.95%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4294

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-2009-4294

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4294

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4294

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