Unknown vulnerability in IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) before 4.4 for POWER5 servers allows local users to gain privileges, related to the Guided Setup Wizard.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0539 is rated Low Risk (23.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.05% | +0.01% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.89% | 0.04% | -0.84% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | hardware_management_console | 4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | hardware_management_console | 4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hardware_management_console:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14377 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/hmc/power5/fixes/ptf_MH00220.html | Patch |