VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2666
CVSS score1.2 LOW
EPSS probability1.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-08-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
SSH, as implemented in OpenSSH before 4.0 and possibly other implementations, stores hostnames, IP addresses, and keys in plaintext in the known_hosts file, which makes it easier for an attacker that has compromised an SSH user's account to generate a list of additional targets that are more likely to have the same password or key.