CVE-2005-2773
CVE-2005-2773 is a security flaw in Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager. Attackers can run their own code on Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 25 Mar 2022.[1]
Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff.
Description
CISA calls it an HP openView network node manager remote code execution in Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager. In its words: “HP OpenView Network Node Manager could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “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.”[2]
The underlying weakness is command injection (CWE-77), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it. CISA names the product as Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager.
Most families won’t have Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 25 Mar 2022, 6,048 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 15 Apr 2022 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 75%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[3]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
CISA’s required action: “Apply updates per vendor instructions.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Hewlett Packard (HP) OpenView Network Node Manager is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed, or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 15 Apr 2022 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 9.8.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 75%.[3] |
See also
Other Hewlett Packard (HP) flaws
- CVE-2013-4810, Hewlett Packard (HP) ProCurve Manager (PCM), PCM+, Identity Driven Manager (IDM), and Application Lifecycle Management: HP multiple products remote code execution ·
Other command injection flaws
- CVE-2026-105134, AhsayCBS: command injection ·
- CVE-2026-96951, Microsoft Windows: command injection ·
- CVE-2016-3081, Apache Struts: command injection ·
- CVE-2026-8037, Progress LoadMaster: command injection ·
- CVE-2025-29635, D-Link DIR-823X: command injection ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2022-26318, WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Appliances: arbitrary code execution ·
- CVE-2022-26143, Mitel MiCollab, MiVoice Business Express: access control ·
- CVE-2022-21999, Microsoft Windows: print spooler privilege escalation ·
- CVE-2021-42237, Sitecore XP: remote command execution ·
- CVE-2021-22941, Citrix ShareFile: improper access control ·
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 25 Mar 2022.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2005-2773 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 2 Sep 2005.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.746, percentile 99.5, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2005-2773”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.