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CVE-2005-1606

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1606 describes a vulnerability in H-Sphere Winbox versions 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1, where sensitive information like usernames and passwords are saved in plaintext within world-readable log files. This allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and has a low attack complexity, but can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.2_patch_4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.2_patch_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-25636 · May 9, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0083 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploitlabs.com / files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/15287
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/20522
osvdb.org / 16239
psoft.net / misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/13559
ExploitPatch