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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-1961 · published 21 April 2006

CVE-2006-1961: Cisco user registration tool vulnerability

Cisco · User Registration Tool

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.7% · top 14.6%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19736 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965 Patch
http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24813
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
http://secunia.com/advisories/19736 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965 Patch
http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24813
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-1961), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.