Cross-site request forgery in Aruba AirWave Management Platform
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A remote unauthenticated cross-site request forgery (csrf) vulnerability was discovered in Aruba AirWave Management Platform version(s): Prior to 8.2.12.0. A vulnerability in the AirWave web-based management interface could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct a CSRF attack against a vulnerable system. A successful exploit would consist of an attacker persuading an authorized user to follow a malicious link, resulting in arbitrary actions being carried out with the privilege level of the targeted user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Aruba AirWave Management Platform | before 8.2.12.0 | 8.2.12.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Aruba AirWave Management Platform Vendor— Affected before 8.2.12.0 Fixed in 8.2.12.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.2.12.0 | Vulnerable | Arubanetworks |
- cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:airwave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.2.12.0 Vulnerable ·Arubanetworks
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Aruba AirWave Management Platform Fixed in 8.2.12.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-26961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27wp-xpgf-2rjq
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Arubanetworks Airwave vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07429 Deserialization of untrusted data in Aruba AirWave Management Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-01864 Multiple vulnerabilities exists in Aruba Instate before 4.1.3.0 and 4.2.3.1 due to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-06880 The web interface in Aruba Networks AirWave before 7.7.14 and 8.x before 8.0.5 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2021-07445 OS command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-07444 OS command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-17649 Broken Access Control for some Web-based Management URLs in AirWave Management Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-26961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-26961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27wp-xpgf-2rjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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