CVE-2021-26963 Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform

High 7.2 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root on Aruba AirWave, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-26963?

CVE-2021-26963 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Management Platform, published on 5 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote authenticated arbitrary command execution vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s): Prior to 8.2.12.0. Vulnerabilities in the AirWave CLI could allow remote authenticated users to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to full system compromise.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26963?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Airwave.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-26963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96rw-cq24-24mw.

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