# CVE-2023-38401: Local Privilege Escalation in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Microsoft Windows Client

> Local users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the HPE Aruba VIA client.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgr3-2f6q-43vm

## What is CVE-2023-38401?

CVE-2023-38401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA), published on 15 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) client could allow local users to elevate privileges. Successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges on the operating system.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38401?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Aruba Virtual Intranet Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA)

- [CVE-2023-38402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38402/): Arbitrary File Overwrite in HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) Microsoft Windows Client (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-23678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23678/): Information disclosure in Aruba Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38401 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA), published on 15 Aug 2023. 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-2023-38401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Intranet Access (VIA). 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-2023-38401/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38401/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38401
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38401
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38401

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38401/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.