CVE-2018-7081
A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.85% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- arubanetworks/arubaos
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS 5.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-004.txtVendor Advisory
- https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-004.txtVendor Advisory
- https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.