CVE-2005-2773 is a critical remote command execution vulnerability affecting HP OpenView Network Node Manager versions 6.2 through 7.50. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into specific parameters of several .ovpl scripts, including connectedNodes.ovpl. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 100/100, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. This flaw is actively exploited, listed in the KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of successful attacks. The vulnerability has also garnered significant community discussion, with over 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.2, <= 7.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.