Is CVE-2009-3490 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-3490 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-3490?

CVE-2009-3490 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-3490?

CVE-2009-3490 has an EPSS score of 3.52% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3490?

Upgrade wget on debian 11 to 1.12-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-3490

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

Remediation Available

wgetDebian

Fixed in:1.12-1CVE-2009-3490

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

3.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references9

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3566	Low	3.4	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-0204	Medium	4.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2107	Medium	5.9	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0800	Medium	5.9	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-8684	Critical	9.8	72%	-	-

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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.