CVE-2022-23683

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% 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

Authenticated command injection vulnerabilities exist in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine via NAE scripts. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to a complete compromise of the switch running AOS-CX in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 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 10.10.1000 — fixed in 10.06.0220, 10.08.1080, 10.09.1040, 10.10.1000

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, 10.10.1000. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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