CVE-2021-41001 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 code on Aruba CX switches via the Network Analytics Engine, requiring firmware upgrades.
- 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-2021-41001?
CVE-2021-41001 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
An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine (NAE) 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 10.07.xxxx: 10.07.0050 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.0002 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba AOS-CX devices that address this security vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41001 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-2021-41001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41001 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-vq8p-4q42-4p9w.