Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects several Aruba AOS-CX switch families and allows remote execution of arbitrary commands. In business terms, vulnerable switches may expose network infrastructure control to an attacker if reachable through the vulnerable path. Aruba states fixed AOS-CX releases are available.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where affected switches support production, data center, campus core, or security-sensitive networks. Remote command execution on switching infrastructure can create broad operational and security impact, even without confirmed exploitation in the supplied sources.
Technical view
CVE-2021-29143 is a remote arbitrary command execution vulnerability in Aruba CX 6200F, 6300, 6400, 8320, 8325, 8400, and CX 8360 switches running specified AOS-CX 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, and 10.07 versions before fixed builds.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to the listed Aruba switch families running affected AOS-CX firmware branches below the fixed versions. The source bundle does not identify the vulnerable service, authentication requirements, or network preconditions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite public exploitation, exploit code, or CISA KEV listing. Treat this as a serious infrastructure risk because the documented impact is remote command execution, but do not assume active exploitation from the provided evidence.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, vulnerable component, authentication context, or exploitability details are provided. Analysis should stay anchored to version exposure and Aruba’s fixed-release guidance unless additional vendor details are obtained.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected AOS-CX 10.04 systems to 10.04.3070 or later.
- Upgrade affected AOS-CX 10.05 systems to 10.05.0070 or later.
- Upgrade affected AOS-CX 10.06 systems to 10.06.0110 or later.
- Upgrade affected AOS-CX 10.07 systems to 10.07.0001 or later.
- Review Aruba advisory ARUBA-PSA-2021-013 for device-specific guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Aruba CX switch models against the affected series list.
- Record AOS-CX firmware versions for each listed switch family.
- Flag 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, and 10.07 builds below the fixed versions.
- Confirm upgraded devices report a fixed or later AOS-CX release.
- Retain advisory and firmware evidence for remediation tracking.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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-2021-013.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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