CVE-2006-5288

CRITICAL

Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances before 2.1.34.0 have a default administrator username "root" and password "password," which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privilege...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS3.6%
Percentile89th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2006. A critical vulnerability affects Cisco systems (CVE-2006-5288). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2006-GLOBAL-339608-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2006-5288?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2006. A critical vulnerability affects Cisco systems (CVE-2006-5288). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5288?
CVE-2006-5288 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 3.6%.
Is CVE-2006-5288 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2006-5288 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2006-5288?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080758bae.shtml
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-5288?
CVE-2006-5288 affects: Cisco.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2006-5288
BSIDBS-2006-GLOBAL-339608-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published2006-10-13
Last Modified2026-06-16
ICS Relevance75%
Domains
NETWORK-INFRA
SourceNVD
Official Description

Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances before 2.1.34.0 have a default administrator username "root" and password "password," which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges, aka Bug ID CSCsb92893.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances before 2.1.34.0 have a default administrator username "root" and password "password," which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges, aka Bug ID CSCsb92893. CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Cisco 2700 Wireless Location Appliance 1.1.73.0
Remediation
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Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 7297 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash23861508c1d708ada7c238df8b531888228ecd047e1a1c72a4f8e8117ffdd42bb20be4fe4a6c572f95ed017940e645f5333afeacb6b9455c7e46cc13f9b9eb33
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