CVE-2023-38401

SYSTEM code execution via undisclosed local flaw

Published Aug 15, 2023 · Updated Nov 22, 2024

Privilege escalation in HPE Aruba Networking VIA 4.5.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. HPE has not published the affected component or the operation on attacker-controlled input that causes the escalation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and yields full control of the Windows host under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in HPE Aruba Networking VIA 4.5.0 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. HPE has not published the affected component or the operation on attacker-controlled input that causes the escalation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and yields full control of the Windows host under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38401
Published
Aug 15, 2023
Updated
Nov 22, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 22, 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=0 <=4.5.0
  2. Affected versionversion=HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client for Microsoft Windows <=<=4.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)version=0 <=4.5.0; version=HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client for Microsoft Windows <=<=4.5.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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