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CVE-2006-1961

Published: Apr 21, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and User Registration Tool (URT) before 20060419, and all versions of Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS) allow local users to gain Linux shell access via shell metacharacters in arguments to the "show" command in the application's command line interface (CLI), aka bug ID CSCsd21502 (WLSE), CSCsd22861 (URT), and CSCsd22859 (HSE). NOTE: other issues might be addressed by the Cisco advisory.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
user registration tool
Networking Infrastructure
wireless lan solution engine
Networking Infrastructure
ciscoworks 2000 service management solution
Networking Infrastructure
hosting solution engine
Networking Infrastructure
ethernet subscriber solution engine
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.osvdb.org/24813
osvdb.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
vupen.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
securityfocus.com
and 11 more references View all →

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