CVE-2006-2531

Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers, which...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to spoof being a trusted console and bypass authentication by setting HTTP User-Agent header to "Ipswitch/1.0" and the User-Application header to "NmConsole".

Exploit likelihood

7.36%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2006-2531
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2531
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2531 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2531
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmvv-69w2-mg6m No score

Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers, which...

Record: GHSA-rmvv-69w2-mg6m
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ipswitch whatsup

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 - Authentication Bypass	2006-05-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2531 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ipswitch Whatsup, published May 22, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.36%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.