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CVE-2005-2126

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2126 describes a vulnerability in the FTP client of Windows XP SP1, Server 2003, and Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4. When "Enable Folder View for FTP Sites" is active and a user initiates a file transfer, a malicious FTP server can overwrite arbitrary files on the client system through crafted filenames. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and partial impact to integrity, requiring user assistance. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1426 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 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 0.3 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-044
secunia.com / advisories/17163
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17172
secunia.com / advisories/17223
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1146
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1284
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1416
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/415828
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securiteam.com / windowsntfocus/6M00I0KEAU.html
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