CVE-2024-42505: hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aruba os Command Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-42505 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise (hpe) aruba os. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 24-09-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Command injection vulnerabilities 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 these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.49% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Hewlett packard enterprise (hpe)1 product
- aruba os≥ Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below, ≤ <=10.6.0.2 | ≥ Version 10.0.0.0: 10.4.1.13 and below, ≤ <=10.4.1.13 | ≥ Version 6.4.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below, ≤ <=8.10.0.13 | ≥ Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below, ≤ <=8.12.0.1
1 vendor · 1 product