CVE-2016-8526
Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE). XXEs are a way to permit XML parsers to access storage that exist on external systems. If an unprivileged user is permitted to control the contents of XML files, XXE can be used as an attack vector. Because the XML parser has access to the local filesystem and runs with the permissions of the web server, it can access any file that is readable by the web server and copy it to an external system of the attacker's choosing. This could include files that contain passwords, which could then lead to privilege escalation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.13% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- hp/airwave
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS moved from 8.3% on 21 September 2026 to 10.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-001.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41482/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.