Is CVE-2009-3232 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-3232 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-3232?

CVE-2009-3232 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-3232?

CVE-2009-3232 has an EPSS score of 4.61% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3232?

Upgrade pam on debian 11 to 1.0.1-10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-3232

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an "empty selection" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

pamDebian

Fixed in:1.0.1-10CVE-2009-3232

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

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Issue Tracking1

bugs.debian.org

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Other references1

usn.ubuntu.com

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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.