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CVE-2009-0653

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects OpenSSL. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-0653
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.15%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

OpenSSL, probably 0.9.6, does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack, a related issue to CVE-2002-0970.