CVE-2009-4502

Exp

The NET_TCP_LISTEN function in net.c in Zabbix Agent before 1.6.7, when running on FreeBSD or Solaris, allows remote attackers to bypass the EnableRemoteCommands setting and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to net.tcp.listen. NOTE: this attack is limited to attacks from trusted IP addresses.

Published: 2009-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4502 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.57%, 97th percentile). 3 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-2009-4502

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16918 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
10431 exploit_db edb 2009-12-14 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4502

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 64.14% 21.57% -42.57%
2 2025-12-28 66.29% 64.14% -2.15%
3 2025-12-27 — 66.29% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4502

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4502

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4502

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2009-4502 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (zabbix), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4502
ubuntu low CVE-2009-4502 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zabbix), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4502

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4502

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zabbix zabbix <= 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4502

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