CVE-2020-24635 Command injection in Aruba Instant Access Points

High 7.2 Published 29 Mar 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Aruba Instant Access Points, requiring vendor patches to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-24635?

CVE-2020-24635 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware, published on 29 Mar 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote execution of arbitrary commands vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.13 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.10 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.5 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.0.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24635?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24635?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-24635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-863p-rw7x-45hf.