Hazard

Is CVE-2005-2773 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Hewlett Packard (HP) · OpenView Network Node Manager

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 74% 2 public exploits Fix deadline passed 15 April 2022

What it is

HP OpenView Network Node Manager could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 74%
  • 2 public exploits published
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-04-15) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit code

Indexed from Exploit-DB. Presence of code raises urgency; absence does not mean safety.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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