CVE-2005-2711

ISS BlackIce 3.6, as used in multiple products including BlackICE PC Protection, Server Protection, Agent for Server, and RealSecure Desktop 3.6 and 7.0, does not drop privileges before launching help from the "More Info" button in the "Application Protection" dialog, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs as SYSTEM.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2711 is rated Low Risk (39/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2711

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 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2023-08-16 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2711

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-2005-2711

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2711

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iss blackice_agent_server — cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss blackice_pc_protection 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss blackice_pc_protection 3.6cpu cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_pc_protection:3.6cpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss blackice_server_protection — cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_server_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss realsecure_desktop 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss realsecure_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:iss:realsecure_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2711

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