CVE-2016-8526 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Aruba Airwave versions prior to 8.2.3.1. This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to read arbitrary files from the web server's local filesystem, potentially including sensitive data like passwords, and exfiltrate them to an external system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.