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AirwaveApplication · Arubanetworks

CVE-2015-2202

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-09-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.7.14.2 / 8.0.7 or later.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Aruba AirWave before 7.7.14.2 and 8.x before 8.0.7 allows administrative users to escalate privileges to root on the underlying OS.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Aruba AirWave before 7.7.14.2 and 8.x before 8.0.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated administrative users to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. This is a local privilege escalation where an admin-level user can break out of the application sandbox to obtain full system root access.

MitigationUpgrade Aruba AirWave to version 7.7.14.2 or 8.0.7 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AirwaveApplication
Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.7.14.2
AirwaveApplication
Affected:>= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.7

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm AirWave is installed
    Identify whether Aruba AirWave management platform is deployed in the environment. This is typically a Linux-based management system for wireless networks.
    Affected if AirWave is present in the environment
  2. Determine the installed AirWave version
    Locate the version information for the AirWave installation. This may be available in the web management interface, system configuration files, or via command-line tools on the server.
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is in the range 7.0.0 to 7.7.14.1 or 8.0.0.0 to 8.0.6
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if the installed version falls within: 7.0.0 <= version < 7.7.14.2 OR 8.0.0.0 <= version < 8.0.7
    Affected if The installed version matches either of these ranges
  4. Verify administrative access exists
    Determine if there are administrative users configured in the AirWave system who can log into the management interface
    Affected if Administrative users are configured on a vulnerable version

A user is affected if AirWave is installed with a version between 7.0.0 and 7.7.14.1 or between 8.0.0.0 and 8.0.6, and at least one administrative user account exists in the system.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.7.14.2 / 8.0.7 or later
Fixed in 7.7.14.28.0.7
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Aruba AirWave to version 7.7.14.2 or 8.0.7 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

7.7.14.2 (for 7.x branches) or 8.0.7 (for 8.x branches)

  1. Verify current AirWave version via Web UI (System > General > About) or CLI (show version)
  2. Review the AirWave upgrade guide for your current major version (7.x or 8.x)
  3. Ensure adequate backup of configuration data and database before upgrading
  4. Download the appropriate fixed version (7.7.14.2 for 7.x or 8.0.7 for 8.x) from Aruba support portal
  5. Execute upgrade following Aruba documentation - typically via Web UI (Software Upgrade > Upload and Install) or CLI
  6. Verify upgrade completed successfully and version matches expected fixed release
  7. Confirm administrative users can no longer escalate to root privileges

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Airwave Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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