The WebDAV extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass URI-based protection mechanisms, and list folders or read, create, or modify files, via a %c0%af (Unicode / character) at an arbitrary position in the URI, as demonstrated by inserting %c0%af into a "/protected/" initial pathname component to bypass the password protection on the protected\ folder, aka "IIS 5.1 and 6.0 WebDAV Authentication Bypass Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1122
Published Jun 10, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 98.11%
Description
The WebDAV extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass URI-based protection mechanisms, and list folders or read, create, or modify files, via a %c0%af (Unicode / character) at an arbitrary position in the URI, as demonstrated by inserting %c0%af into a "/protected/" initial pathname component to bypass the password protection on the protected\ folder, aka "IIS 5.1 and 6.0 WebDAV Authentication Bypass Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1122.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.1
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 6.0
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (47 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 98.11% (0.98115) | 99.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 98.11% (0.98115) | 99.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 92.01% (0.92013) | 99.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 89.75% (0.89749) | 99.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 92.01% (0.92013) | 99.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 89.75% (0.89749) | 99.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 90.38% (0.90379) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 91.83% (0.91826) | 99.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 71.57% (0.71572) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 69.86% (0.69859) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 75.35% (0.75351) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 76.83% (0.76827) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.39% (0.94387) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 95.30% (0.95298) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 95.55% (0.95553) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 95.04% (0.95040) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 95.55% (0.95553) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 95.96% (0.95959) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 96.19% (0.96192) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 96.47% (0.96467) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 96.41% (0.96412) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 96.47% (0.96467) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.86% (0.96862) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 24.38% (0.24379) | 96.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 5, 2022 | 24.38% (0.24379) | 96.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 26.11% (0.26113) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.43% (0.33429) | 96.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0139.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
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