What is CVE-2005-2086?

CVE-2005-2086 is a vulnerability in phpBB Group. Published 2005-07-05.

Is CVE-2005-2086 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in phpBB Group

CVE-2005-2086

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Published 2005-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.854 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.854 · newest: 0.854 · change: 0.000

Affected products

phpBB Group — versions 2.0.15

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php (Patch)
marc.info/ (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2086?: CVE-2005-2086 is a vulnerability in phpBB Group. Published 2005-07-05.
Is CVE-2005-2086 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.