What is CVE-2020-24640?

CVE-2020-24640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Airwave Glass. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-24640?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arubanetworks Airwave Glass

CVE-2020-24640

There is a vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation that allows for arbitrary command execution in a containerized environment within Airwave Glass before 1.3.3. Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the underlying host operating system.

Published 2021-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Arubanetworks Airwave Glass
Aruba Airwave Glass Software — versions Prior to 1.3.3

References

www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-001.txt (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24640?: CVE-2020-24640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Airwave Glass. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-24640?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.