CVE-2023-3718 Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in AOS-CX Command Line Interface
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on Aruba CX switches, leading to full operating system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3718?
CVE-2023-3718 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hpe Arubaos-Cx, published on 1 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX command line interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as a privileged user on the affected switch. This allows an attacker to fully compromise the underlying operating system on the device running AOS-CX.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hpe Arubaos-Cx.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3718 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-2023-3718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3718 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-jmx3-98vw-w6hq.