CVE-2026-23545
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Aruba.it Dev Aruba HiSpeed Cache aruba-hispeed-cache allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Aruba HiSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 3.0.4.
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 · moderate confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability exists in Aruba HiSpeed Cache up to version 3.0.4. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, likely enabling unauthorized access to cached content or administrative functions that should require authentication.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Aruba HiSpeed Cache versionLocate the installed version of Aruba HiSpeed Cache in the system via the administrative web interface, CLI command, or version file (commonly accessible via 'show version' command or About page in the management console). Compare the installed version against the affected range (any version up to and including 3.0.4).Affected if The installed version is 3.0.4 or lower.
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Review access control security level configurationAccess the security or access control settings panel in the Aruba HiSpeed Cache administrative interface. Locate the security level or authorization configuration section that controls access to cached content or administrative functions.Affected if The access control security level is set to a value that permits unauthenticated or unauthorized access, or is misconfigured to a less restrictive setting than intended.
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Verify authorization enforcement on access pointsTest access to various endpoints or functions within the HiSpeed Cache system (such as cached content URLs, administrative panels, or API interfaces) without providing credentials. Inspect any configuration files or settings that define which resources require authentication.Affected if Unauthenticated requests successfully access resources or functions that should require authorization, indicating missing or ineffective authorization checks.
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Inspect access control policy rulesExamine the access control list (ACL) or policy rules configured in Aruba HiSpeed Cache. Look for rules that define who can access cached content or administrative functions, and verify that proper authentication and authorization requirements are enforced.Affected if Policy rules are absent, improperly configured, or explicitly allow unrestricted access to protected resources.
A user is affected if Aruba HiSpeed Cache version is 3.0.4 or lower AND the access control security levels are misconfigured to allow unauthorized access to protected content or administrative functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks on all access points and ensure access control security levels are correctly configured according to the principle of least privilege.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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