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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.4

CVE-2021-25141 json

A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware.

published 2021-02-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12052

cvss
4.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • arubanetworks aruba_5406r_zl2_firmware kb.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_5412r_zl2_firmware kb.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_3810m_firmware kb.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_2930m_firmware wc.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_2930f_firmware wc.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_2920_firmware wb.16.10.0011
  • arubanetworks aruba_2540_firmware yc.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_2530ya_firmware ya.16.10.0012
  • arubanetworks aruba_3800_firmware ka.16.04.0022
  • arubanetworks aruba_2620_firmware ra.16.04.0022
  • hpe 8200_zl_firmware k.15.18.0024
  • hpe 6200_yl_firmware k.15.18.0024
  • hpe 3500_firmware k.16.02.0032
  • hpe 3500_yl_firmware k.16.02.0032
  • arubanetworks aruba_2530yb_firmware yb.16.10.0012

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series; Aruba 2930F Switch Series; Aruba 2920 Switch Series; Aruba 2930M Switch Series; Aruba 2530 Switch Series; Aruba 2540 Switch Series; Aruba 3800 Switch Series; HPE 3500 and 3500 yl Switch Series; Aruba 3810M Switch Series; HPE 8200 zl Switch Series; Aruba 2620 Switch Series; Aruba 5400 zl Switch Series; HPE 6200 yl Switch Series

References

Sources

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