CVE-2019-5315

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A command injection vulnerability is present in the web management interface of ArubaOS that permits an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. A malicious administrator could use this ability to install backdoors or change system configuration in a way that would not be logged. This vulnerability only affects ArubaOS 8.x.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS): from 8.0.0.0 before 8.3.0.0 — fixed in 8.3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) 8.3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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