CVE-2006-1961
Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1961- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2006-1961- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1961 No score
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.
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EUVD-2006-1961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-89fx-5fv2-j67w No score
Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting...
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.
- Record
GHSA-89fx-5fv2-j67w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1961 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine, published April 21, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.78%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/24813
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
securityfocus.com/bid/17609
assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
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secunia.com/advisories/19736
cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
securitytracker.com/id?1015965
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1961
github.com/advisories/GHSA-89fx-5fv2-j67w