RCE in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Cx Switches
CVE-2023-3718
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX command line interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as a privileged user on the affected switch. This allows an attacker to fully compromise the underlying operating system on the device running AOS-CX.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Cx Switches — versions AOS-CX 10.11.xxxx: 10.11.1010 and below, AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1050 and below
- HPE Aruba Cx 10000-48y6
- HPE Aruba Cx 4100i
- HPE Aruba Cx 6000 12g
- HPE Aruba Cx 6000 24g
- HPE Aruba Cx 6000 48g
- HPE Aruba Cx 6100
- HPE Aruba Cx 6200f
- HPE Aruba Cx 6200f 48g
- HPE Aruba Cx 6200m
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-010.txt (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3718?
- CVE-2023-3718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Cx Switches, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3718?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3718 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.