CVE-2020-24636 Command injection in Aruba Instant Access Points

Critical 9.8 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: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-24636?

CVE-2020-24636 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware, published on 29 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2020-24636?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24636?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24636 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-2020-24636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mq4g-hhgp-p8r7.