CVE-2021-41000 Command injection in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series, Aruba 6300 Switch Series, Aruba 6400 Switch Series, Aruba 8320 Switch Series, Aruba 8325 Switch Series, Aruba 8400 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Aruba CX switches via the CLI, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-41000?
CVE-2021-41000 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 2 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple authenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities were discovered in the AOS-CX command line interface in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series, Aruba 6300 Switch Series, Aruba 6400 Switch Series, Aruba 8320 Switch Series, Aruba 8325 Switch Series, Aruba 8400 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series version(s): AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0170 and below, AOS-CX 10.07.xxxx: 10.07.0050 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba AOS-CX devices that address these security vulnerabilities.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41000 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-2021-41000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hpe Arubaos-Cx
- CVE-2026-73749 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
- CVE-2026-23813 Authentication Bypass in Web Interface allows Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset
- CVE-2026-73750 Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX API Endpoint Leads to Possible Code Execution
- CVE-2026-73751 Authenticated Remote Command Injection in AOS-CX Web-based Management Interface
- CVE-2026-73752 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw22-w47p-686w.