vulnerability
Aruba AOS-CX: CVE-2021-33626: SMM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 24, 2025 | Apr 2, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 1, 2022
Added
Feb 24, 2025
Modified
Apr 2, 2026
Description
A vulnerability exists in SMM (System Management Mode) branch that registers a SWSMI handler that does not sufficiently check or validate the allocated buffer pointer(QWORD values for CommBuffer). This can be used by an attacker to corrupt data in SMRAM memory and even lead to arbitrary code execution.
Solution
aruba-aos-cx-cve-2021-33626
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