MEDIUM
Untrusted search path vulnerability in dash 0.5.4, when used as a login shell, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory
Published Mar 11, 2009
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in dash 0.5.4, when used as a login shell, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse .profile file in the current working directory.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.45% 0.00448
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00448
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 36.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 35.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34205 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34092 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34205 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34092 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-732-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Mar 11, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 9, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0854
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a