CVE-2009-5121
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based...
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.
- Record
CVE-2009-5121- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.
- Record
CVE-2009-5121- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5076 No score
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.
- Record
EUVD-2009-5076- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gphr-mgq4-9ghp No score
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based...
Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.
- Record
GHSA-gphr-mgq4-9ghp- 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-2009-5121 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Websense Email Security, published August 23, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.