A broken access control vulnerability exists in HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect OS (ECOS). Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to bypass firewall protections, potentially leading to unauthorized traffic being handled improperly
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: