CVE-2009-0216
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted...
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
- Record
CVE-2009-0216- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
- Record
CVE-2009-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0225 No score
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0225- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h9r-cr53-4958 No score
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted...
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
- Record
GHSA-9h9r-cr53-4958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0216 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ge Fanuc Ifix, published February 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/33739
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/310355
mcgrewsecurity.com/2009/02/10/ge-fanuc-releases-info-on-ifix-vulnerabilities-vu-310355
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48691
support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB13253&actp=search
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0216
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h9r-cr53-4958