CVE-2021-25141
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A...
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-25141- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-25141- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12052No score
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqq4-pgj5-fwxqNo score
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A...
A security vulnerability has been identified in in certain HPE and Aruba L2/L3 switch firmware. A data processing error due to improper handling of an unexpected data type in user supplied information to the switch's management interface has been identified. The data processing error could be exploited to cause a crash or reboot in the switch management interface and/or possibly the switch itself leading to local denial of service (DoS). The user must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-pqq4-pgj5-fwxq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- arubanetworks aruba 2530ya firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2530yb firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2540 firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2620 firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2920 firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2930f firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 2930m firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 3800 firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 3810m firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 5406r zl2 firmware
- arubanetworks aruba 5412r zl2 firmware
- hpe 3500 firmware
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25141 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Arubanetworks Aruba 2530ya Firmware, published February 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.