CVE-2006-3286

The internal database in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(63) stores a hard-coded username and password in plaintext within unspecified files, which allows remote authenticated users to access the database (aka bug CSCsd15951).

Published: 2006-06-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3286 is rated Moderate Risk (60.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.63%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3286

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.39% 2.63% +1.24%
2 2025-07-22 1.34% 1.39% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 1.34%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3286

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3286

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3286

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco wireless_control_system <= 3.2\(51\) cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_control_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3286

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