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critical 9.8

CVE-2016-2031 json

Multiple vulnerabilities exists in Aruba Instate before 4.1.3.0 and 4.2.3.1 due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input and insuf…

published 2020-01-31 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3139

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.1%
EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities exists in Aruba Instate before 4.1.3.0 and 4.2.3.1 due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input and insufficient checking of parameters, which could allow a malicious user to bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, perform unauthorized actions and execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • arubanetworks airwave 8.2.0.0
  • arubanetworks aruba_instant 4.1.3.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

Exploit prediction

5.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136997/Aruba-Authentication-Bypass-Insecure-Transport-Tons-Of-Issues.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/19 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.