The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1205 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 40.02%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-05-09 | 43.29% | 40.02% | -3.27% |
| 2 | 2026-02-08 | 41.24% | 43.29% | +2.05% |
| 3 | 2025-07-13 | — | 41.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | web | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |