CVE-2024-42501Network attack vector

Authenticated code execution via path traversal

Published Sep 17, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Path traversal in Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code through package installation. HPE has not published the affected file-processing locus or precise path-validation error; the flaw lets a crafted path install an unsigned package on the underlying system. Exploitation requires high-privileged credentials and management-interface access, and successful use permits code execution or persistent implants.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code through package installation. HPE has not published the affected file-processing locus or precise path-validation error; the flaw lets a crafted path install an unsigned package on the underlying system. Exploitation requires high-privileged credentials and management-interface access, and successful use permits code execution or persistent implants.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42501
Published
Sep 17, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS
Classifications
CWE-22, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 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=10.3.0.0 <=10.4.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.5.0.0 <=10.6.0.0
  3. Affected versionversion=10.6.0.0 <=10.6.0.2
  4. Affected versionversion=6.5.4.0 <=8.9.0.0
  5. Affected versionversion=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.13
  6. Affected versionversion=8.11.0.0 <=8.12.0.0
  7. Affected versionversion=8.12.0.0 <=8.12.0.1
  8. Affected versionversion=Version 10.3.0.0: 10.4.0.0 and below <=<=10.4.0.0
  9. Affected versionversion=Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below <=<=10.6.0.0
  10. Affected versionversion=Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below <=<=10.6.0.2
  11. Affected versionversion=Version 6.5.4.0: 8.9.0.0 and below <=<=8.9.0.0
  12. Affected versionversion=Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below <=<=8.10.0.13
  13. Affected versionversion=Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.0 and below <=<=8.12.0.0
  14. Affected versionversion=Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below <=<=8.12.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ArubaOSversion=10.3.0.0 <=10.4.0.0; version=10.5.0.0 <=10.6.0.0; version=10.6.0.0 <=10.6.0.2; version=6.5.4.0 <=8.9.0.0; version=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.13; version=8.11.0.0 <=8.12.0.0; version=8.12.0.0 <=8.12.0.1; version=Version 10.3.0.0: 10.4.0.0 and below <=<=10.4.0.0; version=Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below <=<=10.6.0.0; version=Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below <=<=10.6.0.2; version=Version 6.5.4.0: 8.9.0.0 and below <=<=8.9.0.0; version=Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below <=<=8.10.0.13; version=Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.0 and below <=<=8.12.0.0; version=Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below <=<=8.12.0.1

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

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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')
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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