CVE-2021-26971 Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying host, leading to partial system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-26971?
CVE-2021-26971 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Management Platform, published on 5 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 web-base management interface 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 a lower privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to partial system compromise.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Airwave.
How do I fix CVE-2021-26971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26971 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-2021-26971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave Management Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h67-rmqw-hxgv.