CVE-2009-3489

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

1.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 78.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2009-09-30 15:00Z16 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 06:31Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2009-09-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8cdb1e6f52ee3d74911a71f383f105d14402f3b6ab4fe0b055d741c64cfc39b9

• www.securityfocus.com36542http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36542vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.vupen.comADV-2009-2798http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• www.securityfocus.com20090929 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Active File Monitor Service Bad Security Descriptor Local Elevation Of Privilegeshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• blogs.adobe.comhttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.securitytracker.com1022963http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022963vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• retrogod.altervista.orghttp://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• secunia.com36895http://secunia.com/advisories/36895third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA