Is CVE-2009-1888 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-1888 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-1888?

CVE-2009-1888 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-1888?

CVE-2009-1888 has an EPSS score of 4.61% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1888?

Upgrade samba on debian 11 to 2:3.3.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-1888

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

5.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The acl_group_override function in smbd/posix_acls.c in smbd in Samba 3.0.x before 3.0.35, 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, and 3.3.x before 3.3.6, when dos filemode is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify access control lists for files via vectors related to read access to uninitialized memory.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

sambaDebian

Fixed in:2:3.3.6-1CVE-2009-1888

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

4.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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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 2026-04-23.