Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack in Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and probably Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories, and create or read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30252 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:pocket_pc:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:smartphone:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:pocket_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:5.0:*:smartphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0244
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gmh-pw6w-cww4
References
More Microsoft Windows Mobile vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06651 Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth Stack COM Server in the Widcomm Bluetooth stack, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00854 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile 5.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-04096 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 on HTC Wiza 200 and HTC MDA 8125 devices does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2007-00658 Pictures and Videos on Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 and 2003SE for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2007-05279 The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-05246 Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1, as used in Windows Mobile 5.0, uses weak encryption (XOR… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-0244 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0244 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gmh-pw6w-cww4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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