Is CVE-2005-4860 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-4860 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-4860?

CVE-2005-4860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-4860?

CVE-2005-4860 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4860?

Upgrade cash receipting system to 6.504 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-4860

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Spectrum Cash Receipting System before 6.504 uses weak cryptography (static substitution) in the PASSFILE password file, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by decrypting a password.

CWE-327

How to fix

Remediation Available

cash receipting systemNVD

Affected:< 6.504Fixed in:6.504CVE-2005-4860derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Mailing List1

marc.info

Other references1

portcullis.co.uk

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2015-2808	Low	3.7	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-34039	Critical	9.8	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6602	Critical	9.8	55%	-	-
CVE-2014-8687	Critical	9.8	44%	-	-
CVE-2020-13777	High	7.4	18%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-17428	Medium	5.9	15%	-	-

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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.