CVE-2021-25156
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access...
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-25156- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-25156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12067 No score
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6896-p39g-5747
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access...
A remote arbitrary directory create vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-6896-p39g-5747- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Aruba Instant (IAP) - Remote Code Execution | 2021-07-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25156 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Arubanetworks Instant, published March 30, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.