Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE) Vulnerability in the Lua Package Within the AOS Command Line Interface (CLI)

published 2024-09-17 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-39651

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

Authenticated command execution vulnerability exist in the ArubaOS command line interface (CLI). Successful exploitation of this vulnerabilities result in the ability to run arbitrary commands as a priviledge user on the underlying operating system.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

arubanetworks arubaos 6.5.5.0, 10.4.0.0, 10.6.0.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-18)

Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba OS
arubanetworks arubaos

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04709en_us&docLocale=en_US

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-42503
NVD CVE-2024-42503

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Summary