# CVE-2021-25653: Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> A local user can escalate privileges in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities, requiring attention from system administrators.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5hr-2fx6-qfj5

## What is CVE-2021-25653?

CVE-2021-25653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities, published on 24 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25653?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities

- [CVE-2021-25652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25652/): Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25653 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities, published on 24 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25653/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25653/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25653
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25653
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25653

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25653/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.