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Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.16372,"percentile":0.96993,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2021-03-30T01:44:43Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:41:34Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-50136","title":"Aruba Instant (IAP) - Remote Code Execution","type":"remote","platform":"cgi","date":"2021-07-15","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50136"},{"source":"nuclei","id":"CVE-2021-25161","title":"Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) - Cross-Site Scripting","type":"detection template","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25161.yaml"}],"products":[{"vendor":"arubanetworks","product":"instant"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"scalance_w1750d_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25161"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3xx-qmpj-v42m"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-25161","description":"A remote cross-site scripting (xss) 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: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-30T01:44:43Z","modified":"2024-08-03T19:56:10.576Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:59.802172Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-12072","description":"A remote cross-site scripting (xss) 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: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2021-03-30T01:44:43Z","modified":"2024-08-03T19:56:10Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:54.409369Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g3xx-qmpj-v42m","title":"A remote cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access...","description":"A remote cross-site scripting (xss) 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: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:45:50Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:06:11Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:58.127346Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-25161","description":"A remote cross-site scripting (xss) 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: 8.6.0.7 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.1 and below. 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