CVE-2023-39267Network attack vector

Authenticated service interruption via CLI code execution

Published Aug 29, 2023 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Command-line code execution in ArubaOS-Switch allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service on affected switches. HPE identifies the command-line interface as the locus but has not published the crafted input or the incorrect operation that processes it. Access requires a high-privileged authenticated CLI session, and successful exploitation interrupts switch availability rather than disclosing data.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command-line code execution in ArubaOS-Switch allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service on affected switches. HPE identifies the command-line interface as the locus but has not published the crafted input or the incorrect operation that processes it. Access requires a high-privileged authenticated CLI session, and successful exploitation interrupts switch availability rather than disclosing data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-39267
Published
Aug 29, 2023
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS-Switch
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 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=ArubaOS-Switch 15.xx.xxxx: 15.16.0025 and below.
  2. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.01.xxxx: All versions.
  3. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.02.xxxx: All versions.
  4. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.03.xxxx: All versions.
  5. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.04.xxxx: KA/RA.16.04.0026 and below.
  6. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.05.xxxx: All versions.
  7. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.06.xxxx: All versions.
  8. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.07.xxxx: All versions.
  9. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.08.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.08.0026 and below.
  10. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.09.xxxx: All versions.
  11. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.10.0025 and below.
  12. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: WB.16.10.23 and below.
  13. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS-Switch 16.11.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.11.0012 and below.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ArubaOS-Switchversion=ArubaOS-Switch 15.xx.xxxx: 15.16.0025 and below.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.01.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.02.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.03.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.04.xxxx: KA/RA.16.04.0026 and below.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.05.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.06.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.07.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.08.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.08.0026 and below.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.09.xxxx: All versions.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.10.0025 and below.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: WB.16.10.23 and below.; version=ArubaOS-Switch 16.11.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.11.0012 and below.

Published CVSS scores

6.6Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
6.5National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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Technologies

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