VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2579
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-08-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030, when configuring a certificate to be used as authentication, does not properly drop system privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a program with the File Open dialog box.