CVE-2024-42393: Unauthenticated Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Remote Command Execution (RCE) in the Soft AP Daemon Service Accessed by the PAPI Protocol

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 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: 2024-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

There are vulnerabilities in the Soft AP Daemon Service which could allow a threat actor to execute an unauthenticated RCE attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS): from 10.3.0.0 before 10.4.1.4; from 10.5.0.0 before 10.6.0.1 — fixed in 10.4.1.4, 10.6.0.1
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10: from 6.4.0.0 before 8.10.0.13; from 8.12.0.0 before 8.12.0.2 — fixed in 8.10.0.13, 8.12.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) 10.4.1.4, 10.6.0.1; Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10 8.10.0.13, 8.12.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04678en_us&docLocale=en_US

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