CVE-2024-33516
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.5)—
An unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Auth service accessed via the PAPI protocol provided by ArubaOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to interrupt the normal operation of the controller.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.62%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 48
- Score date: 10/7/2026
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 (1)
CWEs
- CWE-121
References
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