CVE-2023-39268Network attack vector

Privileged code execution via crafted packet processing

Published Aug 29, 2023 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Memory corruption in Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS-Switch allows remote attackers to execute privileged code through crafted packets. HPE has not disclosed the packet protocol, parsing locus, or memory operation that corrupts memory. Published HPE records conflict on the gate: the description says unauthenticated, while the scoring assessment requires high privileges and user interaction.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS-Switch allows remote attackers to execute privileged code through crafted packets. HPE has not disclosed the packet protocol, parsing locus, or memory operation that corrupts memory. Published HPE records conflict on the gate: the description says unauthenticated, while the scoring assessment requires high privileges and user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-39268
Published
Aug 29, 2023
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS-Switch
Classifications
CWE-787, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

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

Present is not the same as exploitable

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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 privilegesUnavailable in this record.

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

4.5Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

Public exploit references

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Your stack

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