RCE in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant Aos-8, And Aos-10
CVE-2024-42509
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.020 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hpe) Hpe Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant Aos-8, And Aos-10 — versions AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.4 and below, Instant AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and below, Instant AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.13 and below
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42509?
- CVE-2024-42509 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant Aos-8, And Aos-10, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42509?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.