CVE-2023-1168 Authenticated Remote Code Execution in Aruba CX Switches
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code with privileged access on Aruba CX switches, leading to full system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1168?
CVE-2023-1168 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to a complete compromise of the switch running AOS-CX.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1168 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-2023-1168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1168 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-qwv6-2vxv-h2vg.