CVE-2022-23682

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX command line interface that could lead to authenticated command injection. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to complete switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX version(s): AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0180 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address these security vulnerabilities.

Affected products

Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 S: from 10.06.0000 before 10.06.0220; from 10.08.0000 before 10.08.1080; from 10.09.0000 before 10.09.1040; from 10.10.0000 before 10.10.0002 — fixed in 10.06.0220, 10.08.1080, 10.09.1040, 10.10.0002

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 S 10.06.0220, 10.08.1080, 10.09.1040, 10.10.0002. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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