Is CVE-2009-1526 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-1526 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-1526?

CVE-2009-1526 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-1526?

CVE-2009-1526 has an EPSS score of 0.55% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1526?

Upgrade directadmin to 1.33.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-1526

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows local users to create or overwrite any file via a symlink attack on an arbitrary file in a certain temporary directory, related to a request for this temporary file in the PATH_INFO to the CMD_DB script during a backup action.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

directadminNVD

Affected:< 1.33.4Fixed in:1.33.4CVE-2009-1526derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-16.