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high 7.8

CVE-2023-38401 json

Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Microsoft Windows Client

published 2023-08-15 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42218

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client could allow local users to elevate privileges. Successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges on the operating system.

Patch / fix

  • hp aruba_virtual_intranet_access 4.5.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)
  • hp aruba_virtual_intranet_access

References

Sources

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