CVE-2024-42501

Authenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Leads to a Remote Command Execution (RCE)

Published Sep 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerabilities exists in the ArubaOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to install unsigned packages on the underlying operating system, enabling the threat actor to execute arbitrary code or install implants.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Aruba OS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.2 and below`	affected	≤ <=10.6.0.2
`Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.13 and below`	affected	≤ <=8.10.0.13
`Version 10.5.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below`	affected	≤ <=10.6.0.0
`Version 10.3.0.0: 10.4.0.0 and below`	affected	≤ <=10.4.0.0
`Version 8.11.0.0: 8.12.0.0 and below`	affected	≤ <=8.12.0.0
`Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below`	affected	≤ <=8.12.0.1
`Version 6.5.4.0: 8.9.0.0 and below`	affected	≤ <=8.9.0.0

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-39649	An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerabilities exists in the ArubaOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to install unsigned packages on the underlying operating system, enabling the threat actor to execute arbitrary code or install implants.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.167% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04709en_us&docLocale=en_US

History

Jul 14, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00704}`	epss `{'score': 0.00827}`

Sep 18, 2024 3:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Arubanetworks Arubanetworks arubaos
Weaknesses		CWE-22
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Arubanetworks Arubanetworks arubaos
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Sep 17, 2024 5:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An authenticated Path Traversal vulnerabilities exists in the ArubaOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to install unsigned packages on the underlying operating system, enabling the threat actor to execute arbitrary code or install implants.
Title		Authenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability Leads to a Remote Command Execution (RCE)
References		https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04709en_us&docLocale=en_US
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`