What happened
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Affected versions
Aruba Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master); Aruba Mobility Controllers; WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central: ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.1.0 and below; ArubaOS 10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.0 and below; ArubaOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.2.1 and below; ArubaOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.10 and below; 8.10.0.0 through before 8.10.0.10 (custom); 10.5.0.0 through before 10.5.1.0 (custom); 10.4.0.0 through before 10.4.1.0 (custom); 8.11.0.0 through before 8.11.2.1 (custom); 10.3.0.0 through before 10.4.0.0 (custom); 8.9.0.0 through before 8.10.0.0 (custom); 8.8.0.0 through before 8.9.0.0 (custom); 8.7.0.0 through before 8.8.0.0 (custom); 8.6.0.0 through before 8.7.0.0 (custom); 6.5.4.0 through before 6.5.5.0 (custom); 8.7.0.0 through before * (custom); 8.6.0.4 through before * (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.