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CVE-2005-4696

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration system (WZCS) stores WEP keys and pair-wise Master Keys (PMK) of the WPA pre-shared key in plaintext in memory of the explorer process, which allows attackers with access to process memory to steal the keys and access the network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0016.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17064
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/46
• http://www.osvdb.org/19873
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15008
• http://www.soonerorlater.hu/index.khtml?article_id=62
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1970
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22524
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26323/
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0016.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17064
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/46

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