Is CVE-2007-2040 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2040 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2040?

CVE-2007-2040 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-2040

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Cisco Aironet 1000 Series and 1500 Series Lightweight Access Points before 3.2.185.0, and 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, have a hard-coded password, which allows attackers with physical access to perform arbitrary actions on the device, aka Bug ID CSCsg15192.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.2 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-2035)
Published: April 16, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2035 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / aironet 1000-series
cisco / aironet 1500-series
cisco / wireless lan controller software

References

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/34133(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23461(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1368(Permissions Required)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33610(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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