CVE-2024-42509
criticalpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileDEEUNLRUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Command injection vulnerability in the underlying CLI service could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (40)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10≤ Instant AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and below ≤≤8.12.0.2enisa_euvdEU
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10≤ Instant AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.13 and below ≤≤8.10.0.13enisa_euvdEU
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10≤ AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.4 and below ≤≤10.4.1.4enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2024-0431Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Aruba Networks ArubaOSNL2024-11-07csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Aruba Networks heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in ArubaOS.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3343Aruba ArubaOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Aruba ArubaOS ausnutzen, um beliebige Betriebssystemkommandos auszuführen und um Zugriffsbeschränkungen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42509cnnvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_UScnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/HPE-Aruba-AOS-six-vulnerabilities-dated-06-11-2024-45539cnnvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_USenisa_euvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_USnvd
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