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CVE-2005-2666

LOW · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 1.18%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-08-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-2666
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.2
EPSS
1.18%

Original NVD Description

SSH, as implemented in OpenSSH before 4.0 and possibly other implementations, stores hostnames, IP addresses, and keys in plaintext in the known_hosts file, which makes it easier for an attacker that has compromised an SSH user's account to generate a list of additional targets that are more likely to have the same password or key.