CVE-2016-2031
Multiple vulnerabilities exists in Aruba Instate before 4.1.3.0 and 4.2.3.1 due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input and insufficient checking of parameters, which could allow a malicious user to bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, perform unauthorized actions and execute arbitrary code.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 5.1% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2016-3139)
- Published
- January 31, 2020
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-3139 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- arubanetworks / airwave
- arubanetworks / aruba instant
- arubanetworks / aruba instant
- arubanetworks / arubaos
- siemens / scalance w1750d
- siemens / scalance w1750d firmware
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Aruba Networks Mobility Controller Version: ArubaOS 6.3 Components: Aruba appliance models: 600, 3000, 6000,7000 series Processor: Revision C4 - Aruba Networks - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2014/87 - archived
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136997/Aruba-Authentication-Bypass-Insecure-Transport-Tons-Of-Issues.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/19(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2016-004.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-431802.pdf(Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90207(Broken Link)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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