CVE-2018-7081

CRITICAL

ArubaOS < 6.4.4.21 - Remote Code Execution via PAPI Protocol

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-7081. PoCs published by X-C3LL.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2018-7081, a remote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS. It crafts a malicious PAPI message with a buffer overflow payload to manipulate memory addresses and achieve arbitrary code execution.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS. An attacker with the ability to transmit specially-crafted IP traffic to a mobility controller could exploit this vulnerability and cause a process crash or to execute arbitrary code within the underlying operating system with full system privileges. Such an attack could lead to complete system compromise. The ability to transmit traffic to an IP interface on the mobility controller is required to carry out an attack. The attack leverages the PAPI protocol (UDP port 8211). If the mobility controller is only bridging L2 traffic to an uplink and does not have an IP address that is accessible to the attacker, it cannot be attacked.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 11 stars
by X-C3LL · pythonpoc
https://github.com/X-C3LL/PoC-CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2018-7081

This PoC exploits CVE-2018-7081, a remote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS. It crafts a malicious PAPI message with a buffer overflow payload to manipulate memory addresses and achieve arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ArubaOS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · UDP port accessibility
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/CVE-2018-7081-RCE-ArubaOS/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0585
EPSS Percentile 92.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
arubanetworks/arubaos < 6.4.4.21
Published Sep 13, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026