HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) node parameter to connectedNodes.ovpl, (2) cdpView.ovpl, (3) freeIPaddrs.ovpl, and (4) ecscmg.ovpl.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-25CISA due date 2022-04-15
EPSS 0.74592 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 – 7.50 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 – 7.50 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqgm-4493-f736
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Openview Network Node Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-00250 Multiple buffer overflows in nnmRptConfig.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03963 Heap-based buffer overflow in OvWebHelp.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03657 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-01626 Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-00249 Buffer overflow in nnmRptConfig.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02593 Stack-based buffer overflow in the execvp_nc function in the ov.dll module in HP OpenView… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-2773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2773 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqgm-4493-f736 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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