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CVE-2009-1161


Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP service in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services (CWCS) 3.0.x through 3.2.x on Windows, as used in Cisco Unified Service Monitor, Security Manager, TelePresence Readiness Assessment Manager, Unified Operations Manager, Unified Provisioning Manager, and other products, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1161 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2009-05-21T14:30:00.390

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.0.3 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.0.4 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.0.5 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.0.6 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.1 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.1.1 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_common_services 3.2 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_health_and_utilization_monitor 1.0 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_health_and_utilization_monitor 1.1 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_lan_management_solution 2.5 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_lan_management_solution 2.6 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_lan_management_solution 3.0 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_lan_management_solution 3.1 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_qos_policy_manager 4.0 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_qos_policy_manager 4.1 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_voice_manager 3.0 Yes
Application cisco ciscoworks_voice_manager 3.1 Yes
Application cisco security_manager 3.0 Yes
Application cisco security_manager 3.1 Yes
Application cisco security_manager 3.2 Yes
Application cisco telepresence_readiness_assessment_manager 1.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_operations_manager 1.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_operations_manager 1.1 Yes
Application cisco unified_operations_manager 2.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_operations_manager 2.1 Yes
Application cisco unified_provisioning_manager 1.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_provisioning_manager 1.1 Yes
Application cisco unified_provisioning_manager 1.2 Yes
Application cisco unified_provisioning_manager 1.3 Yes
Application cisco unified_service_monitor 1.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_service_monitor 1.1 Yes
Application cisco unified_service_monitor 2.0 Yes
Application cisco unified_service_monitor 2.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.