CVE-2021-37732
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 87th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A remote arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in HPE Aruba Instant (IAP) version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant (IAP) that address this security vulnerability.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
3.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 87th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1136 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-017.txt
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-917476.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-917476.json
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