kbrain

CVE-2005-4762

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP4 and earlier, 7.0 SP6 and earlier, and 6.1 SP7 and earlier sometimes stores the boot password in the registry in cleartext, which might allow local users to gain administrative privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
0.3% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2005-4755)
Published
December 31, 2005
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2005-4755 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server
  • bea / weblogic server

and 8 more…

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain
CVE-2005-4762: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.2)