CVE-2005-2026

Enterasys Vertical Horizon VH-2402S before firmware 2.05.05.09 has a hard-coded account and password for debugging, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2005-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2026 is rated Moderate Risk (54.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.32%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2026

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 2026-06-15 0.55% 1.32% +0.76%
2 2025-03-30 0.77% 0.55% -0.21%
3 2025-03-29 0.77%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2026

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2026

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2026

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enterasys vertical_horizon-2402s 2.05.00 cpe:2.3:h:enterasys:vertical_horizon-2402s:2.05.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterasys vertical_horizon-2402s 2.05.08.01 cpe:2.3:h:enterasys:vertical_horizon-2402s:2.05.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enterasys vertical_horizon-2402s 2.05.09.07 cpe:2.3:h:enterasys:vertical_horizon-2402s:2.05.09.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2026

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