CVE-2005-2554

Exp

The web server for Network Associates ePolicy Orchestrator Agent 3.5.0 (patch 3) uses insecure permissions for the "Common Framework\Db" folder, which allows local users to read arbitrary files by creating a subfolder in the EPO agent web root directory.

Published: 2005-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2554 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Core evidence: 1 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-2005-2554

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2554

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 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
2 2025-03-29 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2554

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2554

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2554

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
network_associates epolicy_orchestrator_agent 3.5.0_\(patch_3\) cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:epolicy_orchestrator_agent:3.5.0_\(patch_3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2554

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