# CVE-2024-47461: Authenticated Arbitrary Remote Command Execution (RCE) in Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on HPE Aruba Instant AOS access points, fully compromising the host.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h6c-4hvj-43pr

## What is CVE-2024-47461?

CVE-2024-47461 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 command line interface. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system. This allows an attacker to fully compromise the underlying host operating system.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47461?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-47461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47461 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Access Points, Instant AOS-8, and AOS-10. 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-2024-47461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47461/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.