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CVE-2009-4491

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 13.47% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-01-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2009-4491
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
13.47%

Original NVD Description

thttpd 2.25b0 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.