CVE-2021-37730Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via CLI input injection

Published Oct 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

OS command injection in HPE Aruba Instant affected releases allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through the CLI. The command-line interface passes insufficiently neutralized input to the underlying operating system, allowing shell command injection. Administrative access to the network-reachable CLI is required, and successful exploitation executes arbitrary commands as a privileged operating-system user.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability3.06%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in HPE Aruba Instant affected releases allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through the CLI. The command-line interface passes insufficiently neutralized input to the underlying operating system, allowing shell command injection. Administrative access to the network-reachable CLI is required, and successful exploitation executes arbitrary commands as a privileged operating-system user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-37730
Published
Oct 12, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
Aruba Instant
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.008
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 12, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Aruba Instant 6.4.x.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.18 and below
  2. Affected versionversion=Aruba Instant 6.5.x.x: 6.5.4.20 and below
  3. Affected versionversion=Aruba Instant 8.5.x.x: 8.5.0.12 and below
  4. Affected versionversion=Aruba Instant 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.11 and below
  5. Affected versionversion=Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.1.3 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Aruba Instantversion=Aruba Instant 6.4.x.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.18 and below; version=Aruba Instant 6.5.x.x: 6.5.4.20 and below; version=Aruba Instant 8.5.x.x: 8.5.0.12 and below; version=Aruba Instant 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.11 and below; version=Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.1.3 and below

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.008Command and Scripting Interpreter: Network Device CLI

Public exploit references

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