CVE-2023-22788Network attack vector

Authenticated privileged command execution through CLI injection

Published May 8, 2023 · Updated Jan 28, 2025

Command injection in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands with privileged OS access. The vendor identifies the command-line interface as the affected locus but does not disclose which CLI command or parameter fails to neutralize injected command elements. Administrative CLI access is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands as a privileged user on the access point.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands with privileged OS access. The vendor identifies the command-line interface as the affected locus but does not disclose which CLI command or parameter fails to neutralize injected command elements. Administrative CLI access is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands as a privileged user on the access point.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22788
Published
May 8, 2023
Updated
Jan 28, 2025
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
Aruba Access Points
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Aruba InstantOS 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.20 and below
  2. Affected versionversion=Aruba InstantOS 6.5.x: 6.5.4.23 and below
  3. Affected versionversion=Aruba InstantOS 8.10.x: 8.10.0.4 and below
  4. Affected versionversion=Aruba InstantOS 8.6.x: 8.6.0.19 and below
  5. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS 10.3.x: 10.3.1.0 and below
  6. Affected versionversion=See reference document for further details

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Aruba Access Pointsversion=Aruba InstantOS 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.20 and below; version=Aruba InstantOS 6.5.x: 6.5.4.23 and below; version=Aruba InstantOS 8.10.x: 8.10.0.4 and below; version=Aruba InstantOS 8.6.x: 8.6.0.19 and below; version=ArubaOS 10.3.x: 10.3.1.0 and below; version=See reference document for further details

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 Enterprise (HPE)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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