CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2770

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in WRQ Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 6.0 (formerly F-Secure SSH server) improperly handles renaming of Administrator or Guest accounts after SSH key authentication has been configured, allowing remote attackers to log in using the original account names.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of unauthorized system access by attackers who can use the original names of administrative or guest accounts, even if they have been renamed for security purposes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update WRQ Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server to a version that fixes this vulnerability, or to reconfigure SSH key authentication after renaming the Administrator and Guest accounts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

WRQ Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 6.0 (formerly known as F-Secure SSH server) does not properly handle when the Windows Administrator or Guest accounts are renamed after SSH key authentication has been configured, which allows remote attackers to use the original names during login.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS