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CVE-2005-2773

HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVEXPLOIT ×2 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 74.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) node parameter to connectedNodes.ovpl, (2) cdpView.ovpl, (3) freeIPaddrs.ovpl, and (4) ecscmg.ovpl.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 74.59% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 August 2005
CISA KEV: Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
Weakness: CWE-77
Affected: hp/openview network node manager
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 74.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2773

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-16887 source ↗	HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) - 'connectedNodes.ovp'l Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)linux · Metasploit	remote	3 July 2010	yes
EDB-1188 source ↗	HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 - Remote Command Executionmultiple · Lympex	remote	30 August 2005	yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112499121725662&w=2Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16555/Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9150Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14662Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21999Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112499121725662&w=2Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16555/Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9150Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14662Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21999Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2005-2773US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.