CVE-2023-22777Network attack vector

Authenticated arbitrary-file read via web interface

Published Feb 28, 2023 · Updated Mar 7, 2025

Information disclosure in HPE Aruba Networking AOS allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary operating-system files via its web interface. HPE has not published the request parameter, handler, or missing validation that causes the web interface to return arbitrary files. Access requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and the documented impact is limited to reading files without modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in HPE Aruba Networking AOS allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary operating-system files via its web interface. HPE has not published the request parameter, handler, or missing validation that causes the web interface to return arbitrary files. Access requires a highly privileged authenticated account, and the documented impact is limited to reading files without modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22777
Published
Feb 28, 2023
Updated
Mar 7, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-668, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.9Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
T1005Data from Local System

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