CVE-2020-24640 Command injection in Aruba AirWave Glass Software

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Insufficient input validation in Aruba AirWave Glass allows arbitrary command execution, leading to complete host compromise.

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-2020-24640?

CVE-2020-24640 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Aruba AirWave Glass Software, published on 15 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation that allows for arbitrary command execution in a containerized environment within Airwave Glass before 1.3.3. Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the underlying host operating system.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24640?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Airwave Glass.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24640?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24640 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-2020-24640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v9w5-rf3g-c746.

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