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Fencer Vulns
low 2.1

CVE-2005-4176 json

AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local admi…

published 2005-12-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4171

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26753)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26753 Multiple Vendor BIOS - Keyboard Buffer Password Persistence (2) local, 2005-12-06
  • EDB-26752 Multiple Vendor BIOS - Keyboard Buffer Password Persistence (1) local, 2005-12-06

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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