OS Command Injection in ArubaOS (AOS) and SD-WAN - CVE-2022-37897
Published: October 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68761
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37897
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling PAPI packets. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted PAPI packets to port 8211/UDP to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ArubaOS (AOS)
SD-WAN
SD-WAN
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37897
Install updates from vendor's website.
ArubaOS (AOS) - addressed in versions 6.5.4.23, 8.6.0.18, 8.7.1.10, 10.3.0.1
SD-WAN - update to 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.7
SD-WAN - update to 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.7