CVE-2005-2227

Exp

Softiacom wMailserver 1.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the Darsite\MAILSRV\Admin key, which allows local users to gain administrator privileges.

Published: 2005-07-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2227 is rated Exploit Available (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2227

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2227

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 0.07% 0.45% +0.38%
2 2024-12-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2227

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2227

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2227

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
softiacom wmailserver 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:softiacom:wmailserver:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2227

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