CVE-2005-4696
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:Dec 31, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 1, 2006
EPSS Score:0.0531
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Xp
Microsoft
Windows Xp
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
