CVE-2005-0496

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2005-0496 · Published 21/02/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2005-0496 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting network backup (arkeia).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.9%, higher than 87.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
network backup arkeia	`= 5.0`	No fix yet

Description

Arkeia Network Backup Client 5.x contains hard-coded credentials that effectively serve as a back door, which allows remote attackers to access the file system and possibly execute arbitrary commands.

References

marc.info · Mailing List
metasploit.com/research/arkeia_agent · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id · Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20667 · Third Party Advisory

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