# CVE-2021-41002: Path traversal 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 exploit path traversal in the CLI to read or modify files on Aruba CX switches.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-824c-c5r2-qg3x

## What is CVE-2021-41002?

CVE-2021-41002 is a high-severity path traversal 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 path traversal 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, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.0002 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba AOS-CX devices that address these security vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hpe Arubaos-Cx.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-41002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hpe Arubaos-Cx

- [CVE-2026-73749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73749/): Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-23813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23813/): Authentication Bypass in Web Interface allows Unauthenticated Admin Password Reset (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-73750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73750/): Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX API Endpoint Leads to Possible Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-73751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73751/): Authenticated Remote Command Injection in AOS-CX Web-based Management Interface (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-73752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73752/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-CX (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41002 is a high-severity path traversal 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hpe Arubaos-Cx. 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-2021-41002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41002

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41002/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.