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CVE-2005-3595
By default Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition installs with a blank password for the Administrator account, which allows remote attackers…
High10.0EPSS 16.3%
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Description
By default Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition installs with a blank password for the Administrator account, which allows remote attackers to gain control of the computer.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.3% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20051108 Re: Hidden accounts on sony vaio laptops (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/installqa.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20040915 Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ibm-winxp-default-admin(17412) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11199 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .