OS Command Injection in ArubaOS (AOS) - CVE-2024-42506
Published: September 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97737
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-2024-42506
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. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211 and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system as a privileged user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ArubaOS (AOS)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42506
Install updates from vendor's website.
ArubaOS (AOS) - addressed in versions 8.10.0.14, 8.12.0.2, 10.4.1.4, 10.6.0.3, 10.7.0.0