CVE-2006-5901: Hawking Technology wireless router WR254-CA uses a hardcoded IP address among the set of DNS server IP address

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0MITIGATE

CVE-2006-5901 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting wr254-ca wireless router. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Hawking Technology wireless router WR254-CA uses a hardcoded IP address among the set of DNS server IP addresses, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or hijack the router by attacking or spoofing the server at the hardcoded address. NOTE: it could be argued that this issue reflects an inherent limitation of DNS itself, so perhaps it should not be included in CVE.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-11-15
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: hawking technology

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-11-15 15:07 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

hawking technology wr254-ca wireless router MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Firmware

Install the latest firmware from the vendor advisory; if none, apply the vendor workaround.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-5901?

wr254-ca wireless router: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-5901 being exploited?

CVE-2006-5901 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-5901 affect?

CVE-2006-5901 affects wr254-ca wireless router. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Hawking Technology wireless router WR254-CA uses a hardcoded IP address among the set of DNS server IP addresses, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or hijack the router by attacking or spoofing the server at th

How urgent is CVE-2006-5901?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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