CVE-2021-25653
Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
- Record
CVE-2021-25653- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12545
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12545- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5hr-2fx6-qfj5
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization...
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
- Record
GHSA-g5hr-2fx6-qfj5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform Utilities (AVPU) that may potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. Affects 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.3.1 versions of AVPU.
- Record
CVE-2021-25653- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-25653 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Avaya Aura Appliance Virtualization Platform, published June 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.