A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba Access points.
A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba Access points. An attacker who is able to exploit the vulnerability could install new, potentially malicious firmware into the AP's BLE radio and could then gain access to the AP's console port. This vulnerability is applicable only if the BLE radio has been enabled in affected access points. The BLE radio is disabled by default. Note - Aruba products are NOT affected by a similar vulnerability being tracked as CVE-2018-16986.
- Published
- Dec 7, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 49th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| arubanetworks | arubaos | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos |
| arubanetworks | 203rp firmware | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:203rp_firmware |
| arubanetworks | 203rp | cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:203rp |
| arubanetworks | 203r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:203r_firmware |
| arubanetworks | 203r | cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:203r |
| arubanetworks | ap-300 series access points firmware | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:ap-300_series_access_points_firmware |
| arubanetworks | ap-300 series access points | cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:ap-300_series_access_points |
| arubanetworks | ap-300 series instant access points firmware | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:ap-300_series_instant_access_points_firmware |
| arubanetworks | ap-300 series instant access points | cpe:2.3:h:arubanetworks:ap-300_series_instant_access_points |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- arubanetworks 203r firmwareall versions
- arubanetworks 203rp firmwareall versions
- arubanetworks ap-300 series access points firmwareall versions
- arubanetworks ap-300 series instant access points firmwareall versions
- arubanetworks arubaos6.4.4.0 and later · before 6.4.4.20
- arubanetworks arubaos8.3.0.0 and later · before 8.3.0.4
- arubanetworks arubaos6.5.3.0 and later · before 6.5.3.9
- arubanetworks arubaos6.5.4.0 and later · before 6.5.4.9
- arubanetworks arubaos8.0.0.0 and later · before 8.2.2.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Access Points
- AP-3xx and IAP-3xx series access points, AP-203R, AP-203RP, ArubaOS 6.4.4.x prior to 6.4.4.20, ArubaOS 6.5.3.x prior to 6.5.3.9, ArubaOS 6.5.4.x prior to 6.5.4.9, ArubaOS 8.x prior to 8.2.2.2, ArubaOSaffected
Same product
arubanetworks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-24633There are multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending especially crafted pa41Plan
- CVE-2018-7081A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS.41Plan
- CVE-2023-45616There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying AirWave client service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution b40Plan
- CVE-2023-45615There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending 40Plan
- CVE-2023-45614There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending 40Plan
- CVE-2023-35982Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.