CVE-2016-2031 describes multiple critical vulnerabilities in Aruba Instant before versions 4.1.3.0 and 4.2.3.1, as well as various Aruba and Siemens networking products. These flaws stem from insufficient input validation and parameter checking, allowing attackers to bypass security, access sensitive data, perform unauthorized actions, and execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the KEV catalog or public exploit frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:aruba_instant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:aruba_instant:4.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.