CVE-2021-25155
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—
A remote arbitrary file modification vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; 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: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 6.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 12%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163524/Aruba-Instant-8.7.1.0-Arbitrary-File-Modification.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163524/Aruba-Instant-8.7.1.0-Arbitrary-File-Modification.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt
Raw JSON (NVD)
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