CVE-2023-22791

Authenticated WLAN information disclosure

Published May 8, 2023 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Information disclosure in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information over the WLAN. HPE has not published the flawed component or the operation that discloses the information. Exploitation requires valid WLAN credentials plus an edge-case network configuration and specific WLAN environment whose necessary factors are beyond attacker control.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS 10 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information over the WLAN. HPE has not published the flawed component or the operation that discloses the information. Exploitation requires valid WLAN credentials plus an edge-case network configuration and specific WLAN environment whose necessary factors are beyond attacker control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22791
Published
May 8, 2023
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
Aruba Access Points
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 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 vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

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

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.4Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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