The Network Processing Unit (NPU) in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) before 3.2.171.5, 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, and 4.1.x allows remote attackers on a local wireless network to cause a denial of service (loss of packet forwarding) via (1) crafted SNAP packets, (2) malformed 802.11 traffic, or (3) packets with certain header length values, aka Bug IDs CSCsg15901 and CSCsh10841.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2039 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.76% | 1.21% | +0.45% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.64% | 0.76% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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6.5 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | wireless_lan_controller_software | >= 3.2, < 3.2.171.5 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | wireless_lan_controller_software | >= 4.0, < 4.0.206.0 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | wireless_lan_controller_software | >= 4.1, < 4.1.171.0 | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017908 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070412-wlc.shtml | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/34137 | Broken Link |
| http://www.osvdb.org/34139 | Broken Link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23461 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1368 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33609 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |