CVE-2005-0496
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedArkeia Network Backup Client 5.x contains hard-coded credentials that effectively serve as a back door, which allows remote attackers to access the file system and possibly execute arbitrary commands.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceArkeia Network Backup Client version 5.x contains hard-coded credentials embedded in the software that function as a back door, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to gain file system access and potentially execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Arkeia Network Backup installationSearch for Arkeia installation directories (common paths: /usr/local/arkeia, /opt/arkeia, C:\Program Files\Arkeia) and check for running processes named 'arkeia' or 'arkwd'. On Linux/Unix, run 'ps aux | grep -i arkeia'. On Windows, check Services for 'Arkeia' entries.Affected if Arkeia Network Backup software is installed on the system
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Identify installed Arkeia versionCheck the version of the installed Arkeia software. On Linux/Unix, examine the binary or check /usr/local/arkeia/version, or run 'arkeia --version' if available. On Windows, right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the File Version.Affected if The installed version is 5.0 (exact match)
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Verify Arkeia service is active and exposedCheck if the Arkeia service is listening on network ports. On Linux/Unix, run 'netstat -anp | grep -E "arkeia|5555|617"' (common Arkeia ports). On Windows, check open ports via 'netstat -an' and look for listening ports associated with Arkeia.Affected if The Arkeia service is running and accepting network connections, making the hard-coded credentials accessible to remote attackers
A system is affected if Arkeia Network Backup version 5.0 is installed and the service is active, as the hard-coded back door credentials would allow unauthenticated remote access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataOrganizations should immediately locate and remove any Arkeia 5.x installations, replace hard-coded credentials with properly managed authentication mechanisms, or upgrade to a patched version if available; network segmentation can limit exposure while remediation is planned.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2005-0496 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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