CVE-2005-1062: The administration protocol for Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.x up to 6.0.10, Personal Firewall 4.x up to 4.1.2...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This legacy Kerio issue could let an attacker rapidly recover short administration passwords. The business risk is highest where old Kerio firewall or mail products still expose their administration protocol to untrusted networks and use passwords of five characters or fewer. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Kerio deployments running the listed versions, especially internet-reachable or broadly reachable administration services with weak administrative passwords. Prioritize discovery over broad emergency action. If affected products are exposed or still protect critical mail, firewall, or remote administration paths, treat remediation as urgent because compromised administrator credentials can undermine the service. Mitigation focus: Check Kerio vendor guidance for confirmed fixed versions or supported upgrade paths.; Upgrade or retire affected legacy Kerio products where they remain deployed.; Restrict administration protocol access to trusted management networks or VPNs..

Prepared

Jun 29, 2026, 22:03 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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