THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-3291
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-3291

Ios vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
The web interface on Cisco IOS 12.3(8)JA and 12.3(8)JA1, as used on the Cisco Wireless Access Point and Wireless Bridge, reconfigures itself when it is changed to use the "Local User List Only (Individual Passwords)" setting, which removes all security and password configurations and allows remote attackers to access the system.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Ios
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2006-06-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-3291

  • Confirm whether Cisco Ios is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-3291.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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