Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2026-02-17. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2026-03-10. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35558
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-223A.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cve-s-already-used-in-ms09-035.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/55651
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35585
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36187
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-032
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7436
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022514
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-037
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/nyheder/nyheder.asp?tekstID=799
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6733
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-187A.html
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
- http://www.iss.net/threats/329.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6363
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180513
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-0015
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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