{"id":"CVE-2018-7080","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7080","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:38:46.362Z","title":"A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba Access points.","description":"A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba Access points. An attacker who is able to exploit the vulnerability could install new, potentially malicious firmware into the AP's BLE radio and could then gain access to the AP's console port. This vulnerability is applicable only if the BLE radio has been enabled in affected access points. The BLE radio is disabled by default. Note - Aruba products are NOT affected by a similar vulnerability being tracked as CVE-2018-16986.","published":"2018-12-07T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["arubanetworks/arubaos","arubanetworks/203rp firmware","arubanetworks/203r firmware","arubanetworks/ap-300 series access points firmware","arubanetworks/ap-300 series instant access points firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00644,"percentile":0.50682,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105814","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-006.txt","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105814","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-006.txt","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7080","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}