CVE-2005-2626

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown...

10.0 High

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Exploit likelihood

3.68%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Record: CVE-2005-2626
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Record: CVE-2005-2626
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2627 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Record: EUVD-2005-2627
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xxx9-446j-m3xj No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown...

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Record: GHSA-xxx9-446j-m3xj
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.

Record: CVE-2005-2626
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kismet

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kismet` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2005.04.R1-1sarge1, plus listed versions 2005.04.R1-1	2005.04.R1-1sarge1
`kismet` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2005.08.R1-0.1etch1	2005.08.R1-0.1etch1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2626 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Kismet, published August 19, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.68%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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