CVE-2005-2940

CVE-2005-2940 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.509 (Beta 1). This flaw could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: drive, which would be executed instead of legitimate Antispyware components. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.