CVE-2005-3595

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-11-16 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: ibm_oem_version, ibm_oem_version-sp1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113147602208113&w=2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/installqa.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11199/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17412
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113147602208113&w=2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/installqa.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11199/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17412

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