NmService.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NmService.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests to Login.asp, possibly involving the (1) "In]" and (2) "b;tnLogIn" parameters, or (3) malformed btnLogIn parameters, possibly involving missing "[" (open bracket) or "[" (closing bracket) characters, as demonstrated by "&btnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" or "&b;tnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" in the URL. NOTE: due to the lack of diagnosis by the original researcher, the precise nature of the vulnerability is unclear.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h835-mh84-x2jg
References
Advisory 2
More Ipswitch Whatsup vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-01185 SQL injection vulnerability in the logon screen of the web front end… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-02462 Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 only verifies the user's identity via HTTP headers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-0911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h835-mh84-x2jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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