Vulnerability in Arubanetworks Instant
CVE-2021-25158
A remote arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.305 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Arubanetworks Instant
- Siemens Scalance_w1750d
- Siemens Scalance_w1750d_firmware
- N/a Aruba Instant Access Points — versions Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below, Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below, Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-alert@hpe.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25158?
- CVE-2021-25158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Instant, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-03-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25158?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-25158 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.