CVE-2022-23681 Command injection in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches

High 7.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root on ArubaOS-CX switches, leading to complete device compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23681?

CVE-2022-23681 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches, published on 6 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX command line interface that could lead to authenticated command injection. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to complete switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX version(s): AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0180 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address these security vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23681?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Aos-Cx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23681 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-2022-23681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c343-v3px-hf9p.

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