An attacker is able to remotely inject arbitrary commands by sending especially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP Man…

published 2020-12-11 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17350

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

An attacker is able to remotely inject arbitrary commands by sending especially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP Management protocol) UDP port (8211) of access-pointsor controllers in Aruba 9000 Gateway; Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers; Aruba 7200 Series Mobility Controllers version(s): 2.1.0.1, 2.2.0.0 and below; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below ; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

arubanetworks sd-wan 2.1.0.2, 2.2.0.1
arubanetworks arubaos 8.2.2.10, 8.3.0.14, 8.5.0.11, 8.6.0.6, 8.7.1.0

Exploit prediction

2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a Aruba 9000 Gateway
n/a Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers
n/a Aruba 7200 Series Mobility Controllers

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

support.hpe.com /hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbnw04072en_us
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-24634
NVD CVE-2020-24634

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Summary