CVE-2023-22753 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in ArubaOS Processes

High 8.1 Published 28 Feb 2023 Updated 11 Mar 2025

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code with privileged access on ArubaOS devices via crafted PAPI packets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-22753?

CVE-2023-22753 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 28 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying operating system processes that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22753?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Arubanetworks Sd-Wan.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-22753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-35c7-m92g-cvgc.