HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which…
Priority HIGH 83CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a session that uses the manager role to conduct unrestricted file upload attacks against the /manager servlet in the Tomcat servlet container. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2009-3099 and CVE-2009-3843.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.78531 99th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv3v-4wj3-jrgv
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Operations Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03651 HP Operations Manager 8.10 on Windows contains a "hidden account" in the XML file that… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02954 Unspecified vulnerability in HP OpenView Operations Manager 8.1 on Windows Server 2003… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-02131 Unspecified vulnerability in HP Operations Manager 9.10 and 9.11 on UNIX allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-00992 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain Tetradyne ActiveX control in HP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2016-01818 HPE Operations Manager 8.x and 9.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2016-03755 The AdminUI in HPE Operations Manager (OM) before 9.21.130 on Linux, Unix, and Solaris… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-4189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv3v-4wj3-jrgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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