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CVSS
Critical

CVE-2009-0545

PUBLISHED

cgi-bin/kerbynet in ZeroShell 1.0beta11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the type...

Exploited in the wild Remote Low complexity
Vendor
ZeroShell
Product
ZeroShell
Published
Feb 12, 2009
EPSS
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Description

cgi-bin/kerbynet in ZeroShell 1.0beta11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the type parameter in a NoAuthREQ x509List action.

nuclei_scanner

CVSS scores

CVSS v2.0 10.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2025-06-10 00:00:00 UTC · Source

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source Added
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) Jun 10, 2025

Scanner integrations

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/zeroshell_exec.rb Apr 28, 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2009/CVE-2009-0545.yaml Apr 25, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

zeroshell_exec

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2009-0545

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit

  • Added to KEVIntel