What is CVE-2005-2773?

CVE-2005-2773 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Openview Network Node Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2005-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2005-2773?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2005-2773 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2005-2773 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in HP Openview Network Node Manager

CVE-2005-2773

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2005-09-02 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.746 (99.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.746 · newest: 0.746 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Openview Network Node Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

marc.info/ (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21999 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9150 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14662 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
secunia.com/advisories/16555/ (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2773?: CVE-2005-2773 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Openview Network Node Manager, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2005-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2005-2773?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2005-2773 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2005-2773 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.