CVE-2023-35972

Authenticated Remote Command Execution in ArubaOS Web-based Management Interface

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 5, 2023 at 02:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:05 AM UTC
17 products affected across 2 vendorsArubaosSd WANMc-Va-10

Using Aruba Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master); Aruba Mobility Controllers; WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Aruba Mobility Conductor (formerly Mobility Master); Aruba Mobility Controllers; WLAN Gateways and SD-WAN Gateways managed by Aruba Central - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An authenticated remote command injection vulnerability exists in the ArubaOS web-based management interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system. This allows an attacker to fully compromise the underlying operating system on the device running ArubaOS.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.4.0.0 ≤ v < 10.4.0.26.5.4.0 ≤ v < 8.6.0.218.11.0.0 ≤ v < 8.11.1.18.7.0.0 ≤ v < 8.10.0.7
Affected range stops below 10.4.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.10.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.11.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.6.0.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
arubanetworks-mc-va-10 (environment) · arubanetworks-mc-va-1k (environment) · arubanetworks-mc-va-250 (environment) · arubanetworks-mc-va-50 (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-hw-10k (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-hw-1k (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-hw-5k (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-va-10k (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-va-1k (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-va-50 (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-va-500 (environment) · arubanetworks-mcr-va-5k (environment) · arubanetworks-sd-wan (environment)
v ≤ 10.4.0.1v ≤ 8.10.0.6v ≤ 8.11.1.0v ≤ 8.6.0.20
v ≤ 10.4.0.1v ≤ 8.10.0.6v ≤ 8.11.1.0v ≤ 8.6.0.20
v ≤ 10.4.0.1v ≤ 8.10.0.6v ≤ 8.11.1.0v ≤ 8.6.0.20
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHhpe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card