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CVE-2009-4189· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Dec 3, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
78.5% · 100th percentile
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CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
24 / 30 · 78.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
hpoperations manager

Affected versions

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  • hp operations managerall versions

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-3843HP Operations Manager 8.10 on Windows contains a "hidden account" in the XML file that specifies Tomcat users, which allows remote attackers
    64This week
  • CVE-2014-2648Unspecified vulnerability in HP Operations Manager 9.10 and 9.11 on UNIX allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vecto
    43Plan
  • CVE-2009-3099Unspecified vulnerability in HP OpenView Operations Manager 8.1 on Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact
    43Plan
  • CVE-2016-1985HPE Operations Manager 8.x and 9.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, re
    42Plan
  • CVE-2010-1033Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain Tetradyne ActiveX control in HP Operations Manager 7.5, 8.10, and 8.16 might allow remote
    41Plan
  • CVE-2016-4373The AdminUI in HPE Operations Manager (OM) before 9.21.130 on Linux, Unix, and Solaris allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×3
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-12-14
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_loginTomcat Application Manager Login Utilityauxiliary—
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deployApache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Executionexploit2009-11-09
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_uploadApache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Executionexploit2009-11-09

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-25 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+375 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+6145 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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