CVE-2022-23691 Auth bypass 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

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An attacker with recovery console access can bypass authentication to fully compromise ArubaOS-CX switches, requiring firmware upgrades.

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

What is CVE-2022-23691?

CVE-2022-23691 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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

A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23691?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Aos-Cx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-23691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6x64-mppg-736v.

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