CVE-2005-4505

Exp

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (patch 11) and CMA 3.5 (patch 5) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run by naPrdMgr.exe when it attempts to execute EntVUtil.EXE under an unquoted "Program Files" path.

Published: 2005-12-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4505 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4505

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
26970 exploit_db edb 2005-12-22 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4505

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 0.22% 0.99% +0.76%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.22% +0.18%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4505

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-2005-4505

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4505

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee common_management_agent 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:common_management_agent:3.5:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee virusscan_enterprise 8.0i cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.0i:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4505

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