CVE-2021-25159 json
A remote arbitrary file modification vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba In…
published 2021-03-30 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12070
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.6%
- EPSS 12.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A remote arbitrary file modification vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- arubanetworks instant 6.5.4.19, 8.3.0.15, 8.5.0.12, 8.6.0.8, 8.7.1.2
- siemens scalance_w1750d_firmware 8.7.1.3
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-131-14 updated cvss 6.5
Siemens SCALANCE W1750D (Update B)
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Siemens SCALANCE W1750D <V8.7.0, >=V8.7.0_and_<V8.7.1.3affected: fixed in V8.7.0, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-50136)
Exploit prediction
12.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-50136 Aruba Instant (IAP) - Remote Code Execution remote, 2021-07-15
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Aruba Instant Access Points
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf
patch, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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arubanetworks.com
/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25159
- NVD CVE-2021-25159
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