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CVE-2009-0093

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0093 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DNS Server versions 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1/SP2, and Server 2008, where dynamic updates allow authenticated attackers to register the "wpad" hostname. This enables hijacking of the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature, facilitating man-in-the-middle attacks by spoofing a proxy server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial impact on integrity, requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.5LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
17.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1702 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,638 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.ncircle.com / blogs/vert/archives/2009/03/successful_exploit_renders_mic.html
blogs.technet.com / srd/archive/2009/03/13/ms09-008-dns-and-wins-server-security-update-in-more-detail.aspx
osvdb.org / 52519
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-008
secunia.com / advisories/34217
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6138
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-083.htm
securityfocus.com / bid/33989
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0661