Is CVE-2005-2773 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2005-2773 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-25.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2773?

CVE-2005-2773 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2773?

CVE-2005-2773 has an EPSS score of 74.09% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2005-2773?

No published fix for CVE-2005-2773 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-04-15. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2773

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-04-15

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

74.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HP OpenView Network Node Manager could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-04-15

References

Exploit1

marc.info

Third-Party Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-77 (Command Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-1823	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.