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Fencer Vulns
low 2.1

CVE-2009-4145 json

nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which al…

published 2009-12-23 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4115

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager-applet Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.2-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4145

  • NetworkManager RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4
  • NetworkManager-gnome RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0108

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-4145 updated cvss 3.6

NetworkManager: information disclosure by nm-connection-editor

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0108

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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