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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-7081 json

A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-18824

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.9%
EPSS 5.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS. An attacker with the ability to transmit specially-crafted IP traffic to a mobility controller could exploit this vulnerability and cause a process crash or to execute arbitrary code within the underlying operating system with full system privileges. Such an attack could lead to complete system compromise. The ability to transmit traffic to an IP interface on the mobility controller is required to carry out an attack. The attack leverages the PAPI protocol (UDP port 8211). If the mobility controller is only bridging L2 traffic to an uplink and does not have an IP address that is accessible to the attacker, it cannot be attacked.

Patch / fix

  • arubanetworks arubaos 6.4.4.21, 6.5.4.13, 8.2.2.6, 8.3.0.7, 8.4.0.3, 8.5.0.0

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Exploit prediction

5.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • x-c3ll.github.io https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/ 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 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Aruba Mobility Controllers

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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