CVE-2021-41001Network attack vector

Authenticated switch compromise via NAE script command injection

Published Mar 2, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Command injection in Hewlett Packard Enterprise AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as a privileged user. The Network Analytics Engine fails to neutralize command syntax in attacker-controlled NAE scripts before executing their commands. Administrative access to the NAE script interface is required; exploitation compromises the switch operating system, including its data and availability.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability2.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Hewlett Packard Enterprise AOS-CX allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as a privileged user. The Network Analytics Engine fails to neutralize command syntax in attacker-controlled NAE scripts before executing their commands. Administrative access to the NAE script interface is required; exploitation compromises the switch operating system, including its data and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-41001
Published
Mar 2, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
AOS-CX
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx: 10.07.0050 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.0002 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · AOS-CXversion=AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx: 10.07.0050 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.0002 and below

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.0/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-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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