Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Aruba AirWave versions before 7.7.14.2 and 8.x before 8.0.7 allowed an AirWave administrative user to gain root control of the underlying operating system. This is mainly an insider or compromised-admin risk, but root access can turn a management platform into a serious control point.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where AirWave manages important wireless or network infrastructure. The prerequisite admin access lowers broad internet risk, but root compromise of a management system can create significant operational and security impact.
Technical view
The CVE describes a local privilege escalation path from AirWave administrative privileges to root on the host OS. The provided data does not include CVSS, CWE, exploit details, or affected CPEs. Version boundaries indicate AirWave 7.7.14.2 and 8.0.7 as the fixed release thresholds.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Aruba AirWave before 7.7.14.2 or 8.x before 8.0.7, especially where AirWave admin accounts are numerous, shared, weakly protected, or compromised.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. The attacker appears to need administrative access within AirWave before escalating to root on the appliance or server OS.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle provides version thresholds and the privilege-escalation outcome, but no CVSS vector, CWE, affected CPEs, exploit maturity, or technical root cause. Treat conclusions beyond admin-to-root impact as unconfirmed.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade AirWave 7.7 deployments to 7.7.14.2 or later.
- Upgrade AirWave 8.x deployments to 8.0.7 or later.
- Review Aruba advisory ARUBA-PSA-2015-005 for vendor-specific guidance.
- Restrict AirWave administrative access to trusted, named accounts.
- Require strong authentication for AirWave administrators.
- Review privileged account activity for suspicious changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Aruba AirWave instances and record exact versions.
- Confirm no instance runs below 7.7.14.2 or 8.0.7.
- Review AirWave administrative user lists for stale or shared accounts.
- Check logs for unexpected administrative actions or root-level changes.
- Confirm vendor advisory guidance has been applied.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2015-005.txtCVE reference
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