The DBus configuration file for Wicd before 1.5.9 allows arbitrary users to own…
Priority LOW 11CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The DBus configuration file for Wicd before 1.5.9 allows arbitrary users to own org.wicd.daemon, which allows local users to receive messages that were intended for the Wicd daemon, possibly including credentials.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.6 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
| cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | David Paleino |
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
- cpe:2.3:a:david_paleino:wicd:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·David Paleino
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0489
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc2r-pgq6-m25v
References
More David Paleino Wicd vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01868 The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2012-00750 Wicd before 1.7.1 saves sensitive information in log files in /var/log/wicd, which allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2009-0489 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0489 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qc2r-pgq6-m25v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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