CVE-2005-0904 EXPLOIT
2.1
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Remote Desktop in Windows XP SP1 does not verify the "Force shutdown from a remote system" setting, which allows remote attackers to shut down the system by executing TSShutdn.exe.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.1 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.05% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP - 'TSShutdn.exe' Remote Denial of Service | 2005-03-23 |
References
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