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CVE-2005-2482

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2482 describes a vulnerability in the StateToOptions function of Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, specifically when running in defanged mode (-D option). Attackers could manipulate temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" option was checked during the processing of the Exploit command. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metasploit:metasploit_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metasploit:metasploit_framework:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metasploit:metasploit_framework:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metasploit:metasploit_framework:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:metasploit:metasploit_framework:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0116 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 23,701 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

metasploit.com / archive/framework/msg00469.html
secunia.com / advisories/16318
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21705
osvdb.org / 18495
securityfocus.com / bid/14455