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
Published Feb 1, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.93%
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
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.93% (0.03931) | 90.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03892) | 88.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05310) | 89.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.54% (0.06540) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 81.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 80.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 53.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 44.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.78% (0.02778) | 83.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 2.78% (0.02778) | 82.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.60% (0.02604) | 80.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.60% (0.02604) | 61.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0016.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/46 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.osvdb.org/19873 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15008 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.soonerorlater.hu/index.khtml?article_id=62 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1970 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22524 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26323/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0016.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17064 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/46 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15008 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.soonerorlater.hu/index.khtml?article_id=62 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1970 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26323/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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