# CVE-2020-24638: Command injection in Aruba AirWave Glass Software

> Authenticated users with glassadmin privileges can execute arbitrary code as root on the host OS via the CLI.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wpm-phm2-2mfm

## What is CVE-2020-24638?

CVE-2020-24638 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Glass Software, published on 15 Jan 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple authenticated remote command executions are possible in Airwave Glass before 1.3.3 via the glassadmin cli. These allow for a user with glassadmin privileges to execute arbitrary code as root on the underlying host operating system.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24638?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Airwave Glass.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-24638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave Glass Software

- [CVE-2020-24639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24639/): Deserialization in Aruba AirWave Glass Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-24640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24640/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Glass Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7128/): Auth bypass in Aruba Airwave Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7124/): Auth bypass in Aruba Airwave Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7127/): Code injection in Aruba Airwave Software (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24638 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24638 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Glass Software, published on 15 Jan 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba AirWave Glass Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24638/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24638/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24638
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24638
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24638

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24638/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.