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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-7081 · published 13 September 2019

CVE-2018-7081: Arubanetworks arubaos improper input validation vulnerability

Arubanetworks · Arubaos

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 5.9% · top 7.1% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-004.txt Vendor Advisory
https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-004.txt Vendor Advisory
https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-7081), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.