CVE-2023-38486: Hardware Root of Trust Bypass in 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

A vulnerability in the secure boot implementation on affected Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways allows an attacker to bypass security controls which would normally prohibit unsigned kernel images from executing. An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary runtime operating systems, including unverified and unsigned OS images.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS): from 8.6.0.0 before 8.6.0.22; from 8.10.0.0 before 8.10.0.7; from 8.11.0.0 before 8.11.1.1; from 10.4.0.0 before 10.4.0.2 — fixed in 10.4.0.2, 8.10.0.7, 8.11.1.1, 8.6.0.22

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) 10.4.0.2, 8.10.0.7, 8.11.1.1, 8.6.0.22. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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