CVE-2023-30503Network attack vector

Root command execution via undisclosed CLI flaw

Published May 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 22, 2025

Command execution in affected Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software ECOS releases allows remote authenticated users to run commands as root. HPE identifies the command-line interface as the affected locus but has not published the faulty command handler or its treatment of attacker-controlled input. Access requires an authenticated remote management session; successful exploitation runs arbitrary operating-system commands with root privileges and results in complete appliance compromise.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command execution in affected Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software ECOS releases allows remote authenticated users to run commands as root. HPE identifies the command-line interface as the affected locus but has not published the faulty command handler or its treatment of attacker-controlled input. Access requires an authenticated remote management session; successful exploitation runs arbitrary operating-system commands with root privileges and results in complete appliance compromise.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-30503
Published
May 16, 2023
Updated
Jan 22, 2025
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Software
Classifications
T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 22, 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=ECOS 8.x.x.x <=all
  2. Affected versionversion=ECOS 9.0.x.x <=9.0.8.0
  3. Affected versionversion=ECOS 9.1.x.x <=9.1.5.0
  4. Affected versionversion=ECOS 9.2.x.x <=9.2.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise Softwareversion=ECOS 8.x.x.x <=all; version=ECOS 9.0.x.x <=9.0.8.0; version=ECOS 9.1.x.x <=9.1.5.0; version=ECOS 9.2.x.x <=9.2.3.0

Published CVSS scores

7.2Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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