CVE-2024-47462: Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability in Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 leads to Authenticated Remote Command Execution (RCE)

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 command line interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated remote attacker to create arbitrary files, which could lead to a remote command execution (RCE) on the underlying operating system.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS): from 10.4.0.0 through 10.4.1.4; from 10.3.0.0 before 10.4.0.0; from 10.5.0.0 before 10.7.0.0 — fixed in 10.4.0.0, 10.7.0.0
Arubanetworks Instant: from 8.12.0.0 through 8.12.0.2; from 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.13; from 6.4.0.0 before 6.6.0.0; from 8.4.0.0 before 8.10.0.0; from 8.11.0.0 before 8.12.0.0 — fixed in 6.6.0.0, 8.10.0.0, 8.12.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) 10.4.0.0, 10.7.0.0; Arubanetworks Instant 6.6.0.0, 8.10.0.0, 8.12.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04722en_us&docLocale=en_US

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