CVE-2024-42506Network attack vector

Unauthenticated privileged code execution via PAPI packets

Published Sep 24, 2024 · Updated Sep 26, 2024

Command injection in affected HPE ArubaOS releases allows remote attackers to execute privileged code via crafted PAPI UDP/8211 packets. The underlying CLI service accepts attacker-controlled PAPI content as command input instead of neutralizing command elements; HPE has not disclosed the parser or command-building path. Reachability to UDP port 8211 is sufficient, and successful exploitation runs arbitrary code as a privileged operating-system user.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in affected HPE ArubaOS releases allows remote attackers to execute privileged code via crafted PAPI UDP/8211 packets. The underlying CLI service accepts attacker-controlled PAPI content as command input instead of neutralizing command elements; HPE has not disclosed the parser or command-building path. Reachability to UDP port 8211 is sufficient, and successful exploitation runs arbitrary code as a privileged operating-system user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42506
Published
Sep 24, 2024
Updated
Sep 26, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
ArubaOS
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059.008
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 26, 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=10.0.0.0 <=10.4.1.13
  2. Affected versionversion=10.5.0.0 <=10.6.0.2
  3. Affected versionversion=6.4.0.0 <=8.10.0.13
  4. Affected versionversion=8.11.0.0 <=8.12.0.1
  5. Affected versionversion=Version 10.0.0.0: 10.4.1.13 and below <=<=10.4.1.13
  6. Affected versionversion=Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below <=<=10.6.0.2
  7. Affected versionversion=Version 6.4.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below <=<=8.10.0.13
  8. Affected versionversion=Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below <=<=8.12.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · ArubaOSversion=10.0.0.0 <=10.4.1.13; version=10.5.0.0 <=10.6.0.2; version=6.4.0.0 <=8.10.0.13; version=8.11.0.0 <=8.12.0.1; version=Version 10.0.0.0: 10.4.1.13 and below <=<=10.4.1.13; version=Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below <=<=10.6.0.2; version=Version 6.4.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below <=<=8.10.0.13; version=Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below <=<=8.12.0.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059.008Command and Scripting Interpreter: Network Device CLI

Public exploit references

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