7.5

CVE-2006-2531: ipswitch whatsup

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 22-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2531 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ipswitch whatsup. EPSS estimates a 7.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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".

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.36% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
7.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotehardwareVerified

    Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 - Authentication Bypass

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ipswitch1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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