CVE-2024-42502Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via CLI shell injection

Published Sep 17, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Command injection in affected ArubaOS releases allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to execute shell commands. The CLI fails to neutralize shell metacharacters in command input before passing it to the underlying operating system. Administrative CLI access is required, and successful exploitation runs injected commands as a privileged operating-system user.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in affected ArubaOS releases allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to execute shell commands. The CLI fails to neutralize shell metacharacters in command input before passing it to the underlying operating system. Administrative CLI access is required, and successful exploitation runs injected commands as a privileged operating-system user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42502
Published
Sep 17, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.008
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

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-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.008Command and Scripting Interpreter: Network Device CLI

Public exploit references

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