Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 1.50% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-42503High confidence
Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE) Vulnerability in the Lua Package Within the AOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Aruba OS
7.2HighCVSS 3.1
Within 7 days
Patch availableHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba OS and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
HPESBNW04709 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalHPE Aruba NetworkingAuthenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE) Vulnerability in the Lua Package Within the AOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- Aruba OS
- Summary
- Authenticated command execution vulnerability exist in the ArubaOS command line interface (CLI). Successful exploitation of this vulnerabilities result in the ability to run arbitrary commands as a priviledge user on the underlying operating system.
- Remediation
- Upgrade Mobility Conductors, Mobility Controllers and Gateways to one of the following AOS versions (as applicable) to resolve all the vulnerabilities described in the details section: - AOS-10.7.x.x: 10.7.0.0 and above - AOS-10.6.x.x: 10.6.0.3 and above - AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and above - AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.14 and above Note: AOS-10.4.x.x is not affected by any of the vulnerabilities above.
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available01
What, why and how
Authenticated command execution vulnerability exist in the ArubaOS command line interface (CLI). Successful exploitation of this vulnerabilities result in the ability to run arbitrary commands as a priviledge user on the underlying operating system.
What
Authenticated command execution vulnerability exist in the ArubaOS command line interface (CLI). Successful exploitation of this vulnerabilities result in the ability to run arbitrary commands as a priviledge user on the underlying operating system.
Why
Untrusted input is incorporated into an operating-system command without safe parameter handling.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
Authenticated command execution vulnerability exist in the ArubaOS command line interface (CLI). Successful exploitation of this vulnerabilities result in the ability to run arbitrary commands as a priviledge user on the underlying operating system.
Why
Untrusted input is incorporated into an operating-system command without safe parameter handling.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- High: elevated access is required
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-78 ↗
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'). The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Patch available
- Affected
- Aruba OS
- Fixed
- Aruba OS
- Action
- Upgrade Mobility Conductors, Mobility Controllers and Gateways to one of the following AOS versions (as applicable) to resolve all the vulnerabilities described in the details section: - AOS-10.7.x.x: 10.7.0.0 and above - AOS-10.6.x.x: 10.6.0.3 and above - AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and above - AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.14 and above Note: AOS-10.4.x.x is not affected by any of the vulnerabilities above.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 17 Sept 2024 · Last source change 18 Sept 2024, 14:35 UTC · CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-39651
Product sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Aruba Networking
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · HPE Aruba Networking
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD not scheduled
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.HPE Aruba Networking ↗
- Before
- Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below ≤ <=10.6.0.2; Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below ≤ <=8.10.0.13; Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below ≤ <=10.6.0.0; Version 10.3.0.0: 10.4.0.0 and below ≤ <=10.4.0.0; Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.0 and below ≤ <=8.12.0.0; Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below ≤ <=8.12.0.1; Version 6.5.4.0: 8.9.0.0 and below ≤ <=8.9.0.0 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below ≤ <=10.6.0.2; Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below ≤ <=8.10.0.13; Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below ≤ <=10.6.0.0; Version 10.3.0.0: 10.4.0.0 and below ≤ <=10.4.0.0; Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.0 and below ≤ <=8.12.0.0; Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below ≤ <=8.12.0.1; Version 6.5.4.0: 8.9.0.0 and below ≤ <=8.9.0.0 · Fixed: Upgrade Mobility Conductors, Mobility Controllers and Gateways to one of the following AOS versions (as applicable) to resolve all the vulnerabilities described in the details section: - AOS-10.7.x.x: 10.7.0.0 and above - AOS-10.6.x.x: 10.6.0.3 and above - AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and above - AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.14 and above Note: AOS-10.4.x.x is not affected by any of the vulnerabilities above.
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.HPE Aruba Networking ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.