Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) 2.0 through 2.5 and Hosting Solution Engine…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) 2.0 through 2.5 and Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) 1.7 through 1.7.3 have a hardcoded username and password, which allows remote attackers to add new users, modify existing users, and change configuration.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04579 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_solution_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:hosting_solution_engine:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j5j-qcr8-cxv4
More Cisco Hosting Solution Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-01906 Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2004-0391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5j5j-qcr8-cxv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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