{"cve":"CVE-2005-2940","nvd":{"published":"2005-11-18T06:03:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:15:56.570","status":"Modified","description":"Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.509 (Beta 1) might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious \"program.exe\" file in the C: folder, involving the programs (1) GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe, (2) gcASNotice.exe, (3) gcasServ.exe, (4) gcasSWUpdater.exe, or (5) GIANTAntiSpywareUpdater.exe.  NOTE: it is not clear whether this overlaps CVE-2005-2935.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securitytracker.com/id?1015226","http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15448","http://securitytracker.com/id?1015226","http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=340&type=vulnerabilities"],"products":["microsoft:antispyware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2940","score":0.02339,"percentile":0.83608,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}