CVE-2023-37428Network attack vector

Authenticated root command execution via path traversal

Published Aug 22, 2023 · Updated Oct 3, 2024

Path traversal in HPE Networking EdgeConnect Orchestrator allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root on the underlying host. HPE identifies the web-based management interface but has not published the affected request handler, path field, or filesystem operation that fails to constrain attacker-controlled input. Administrative credentials are required; successful exploitation grants root command execution and complete control of the Orchestrator host.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in HPE Networking EdgeConnect Orchestrator allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root on the underlying host. HPE identifies the web-based management interface but has not published the affected request handler, path field, or filesystem operation that fails to constrain attacker-controlled input. Administrative credentials are required; successful exploitation grants root command execution and complete control of the Orchestrator host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37428
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Updated
Oct 3, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Networking EdgeConnect Orchestrator
Classifications
CWE-22, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 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=9.1x <=9.1.7
  2. Affected versionversion=9.2x <=9.2.5
  3. Affected versionversion=9.3x <=9.3.0
  4. Affected versionversion=Orchestrator 9.1.x <=<=9.1.7
  5. Affected versionversion=Orchestrator 9.2.x <=<=9.2.5
  6. Affected versionversion=Orchestrator 9.3.x <=<=9.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Networking EdgeConnect Orchestratorversion=9.1x <=9.1.7; version=9.2x <=9.2.5; version=9.3x <=9.3.0; version=Orchestrator 9.1.x <=<=9.1.7; version=Orchestrator 9.2.x <=<=9.2.5; version=Orchestrator 9.3.x <=<=9.3.0

Published CVSS scores

7.2Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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