CVE-2018-7081
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.
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
- 5.9% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2018-18824)
- Published
- September 13, 2019
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-18824 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- arubanetworks / arubaos
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
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-004.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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