CVE-2017-9000
ArubaOS, all versions prior to 6.3.1.25, 6.4 prior to 6.4.4.16, 6.5.x prior to 6.5.1.9, 6.5.2, 6.5.3 prior to 6.5.3.3, 6.5.4 prior to 6.5.4.2, 8.x prior to 8.1.0.4 FIPS and non-FIPS versions of software are both affected equally is vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary file access. An unauthenticated user with network access to an Aruba mobility controller on TCP port 8080 or 8081 may be able to access arbitrary files stored on the mobility controller. Ports 8080 and 8081 are used for captive portal functionality and are listening, by default, on all IP interfaces of the mobility controller, including captive portal interfaces. The attacker could access files which could contain passwords, keys, and other sensitive information that could lead to full system compromise.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.0)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 5.1% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-17940)
- Published
- August 6, 2018
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-17940 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- hp / arubaos
- hp / arubaos
Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Aruba 7XXX Series Controllers with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware - Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company - FIPS 140 2457 - historical
- Aruba 7200 Series Controllers with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware - Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company - FIPS 140 2136 - historical
References
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-006.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039580(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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