# 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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x64-mppg-736v

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-23691 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities 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

- [CVE-2022-23679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23679/): Cross-site request forgery 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 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23680/): Cross-site request forgery 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 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23684/): Privilege escalation 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 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23681](https://insights.sbomify.com/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)
- [CVE-2022-23682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23682/): 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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23691 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: 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. 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-2022-23691/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23691/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23691
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23691
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23691

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