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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.305 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.305 · newest: 0.305 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arubanetworks Instant
- Siemens Scalance W1750d
- Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware
- 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
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
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.