CVE-2026-23811 | Unauthorized Bi-Directional Traffic Interception via L2/L3 Manipulation

A vulnerability in the client isolation mechanism may allow an attacker to bypass Layer 2 (L2) communication restrictions between clients and redirect traffic at Layer 3 (L3). In addition to bypassing policy enforcement, successful exploitation - when combined with a port-stealing attack - may enable a bi-directional Machine-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

Published: 2026-03-04 Last update: 2026-03-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23811 is rated Low Risk (19.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23811

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.15% +0.14%
2 2026-03-05 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23811

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
3.1 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23811

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23811

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
arubanetworks arubaos >= 6.5.4.0, <= 8.10.0.21 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arubanetworks arubaos >= 8.11.0.0, <= 8.12.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arubanetworks arubaos >= 8.13.0.0, <= 8.13.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arubanetworks arubaos >= 10.3.0.0, <= 10.4.1.10 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arubanetworks arubaos >= 10.5.0.0, <= 10.7.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
arubanetworks arubaos 10.8.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:10.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23811

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