CVE-2023-45626Network attack vector

Authenticated persistent privileged code execution

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2024

Incorrect authorization in HPE Aruba Access Points allows remote authenticated users to persist privileged code across reboots. HPE has not disclosed the affected component or the incorrect authorization operation applied to attacker-controlled input. High-privileged access to a network-reachable management interface is required, and successful exploitation makes privileged code survive device reboots.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in HPE Aruba Access Points allows remote authenticated users to persist privileged code across reboots. HPE has not disclosed the affected component or the incorrect authorization operation applied to attacker-controlled input. High-privileged access to a network-reachable management interface is required, and successful exploitation makes privileged code survive device reboots.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-45626
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Oct 29, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
Aruba Access Points
Classifications
CWE-863
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 29, 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 10.4.x.x: 10.4.0.2 and below
  2. Affected versionversion=ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.0.0 and below
  3. Affected versionversion=InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.8 and below
  4. Affected versionversion=InstantOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.1.2 and below
  5. Affected versionversion=InstantOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.22 and below

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · Aruba Access Pointsversion=ArubaOS 10.4.x.x: 10.4.0.2 and below; version=ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.0.0 and below; version=InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.8 and below; version=InstantOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.1.2 and below; version=InstantOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.22 and below

Published CVSS scores

7.2NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

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