CVE-2009-1526

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredWeaponized
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS v2: —Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
45%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 5, 2009

Last Modified

September 16, 2024

References (4)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

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  1. 2026-09-17 19:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-15 03:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-13 16:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-12 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-10 09:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-06 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-05 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-04 13:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-28 21:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-27 14:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-25 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-19 16:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-15 01:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-09 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-08 16:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-06 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-03 10:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-30 16:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-32947✓ verified
    First seen Apr 22, 2009

    DirectAdmin 1.33.3 - '/CMD_DB' Backup Action Insecure Temporary File Creation

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-1526?
CVE-2009-1526 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on May 5, 2009. 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 PATHINFO to the CMDDB script during a backup action.
When was CVE-2009-1526 disclosed?
CVE-2009-1526 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 5, 2009, with the most recent update on September 16, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2009-1526 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-1526 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 55.0% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2009-1526?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-1526, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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