CVE-2005-4696

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 2.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.93%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
Score date: 10/8/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows XP - Wireless Zero Configuration Service Information Disclosure (10/4/2005)

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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