# CVE-2024-54008: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in HPE Aruba Networking AirWave Management Platform

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on HPE Aruba AirWave Management Platform hosts.

- **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:** 10 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q75-6f6h-8grp

## What is CVE-2024-54008?

CVE-2024-54008 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking AirWave Management Platform, published on 10 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the AirWave CLI. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote authenticated threat actor to run arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying host.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54008?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-54008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-54008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-54008 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-54008 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking AirWave Management Platform, published on 10 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking AirWave Management Platform. 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-2024-54008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54008/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-54008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.