CVE-2024-42400

Unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities in the Soft AP Daemon Service Accessed by the PAPI Protocol

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2024 at 07:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsArubaosInstantInstantos

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerabilities exist in the Soft AP daemon accessed via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to interrupt the normal operation of the affected Access Point.

Affected

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

10.3.0.0 ≤ v < 10.4.0.010.4.0.0 ≤ v < 10.4.1.210.5.0.0 ≤ v < 10.6.0.010.6.0.0 ≤ v < 10.6.0.110.3.0.010.4.0.010.5.0.010.6.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.4.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.4.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.6.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.6.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
6.4.0.0 ≤ v < 6.6.0.08.10.0.0 ≤ v < 8.10.0.138.11.0.0 ≤ v < 8.12.0.08.12.0.0 ≤ v < 8.12.0.28.4.0.0 ≤ v < 8.6.0.08.7.0.0 ≤ v < 8.10.0.06.4.0.08.10.0.08.11.0.08.12.0.08.4.0.08.7.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.6.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.10.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.10.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.12.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.12.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.6.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
8.10.0.0 ≤ v < 8.10.0.138.12.0.0 ≤ v < 8.12.0.2
Affected range stops below 8.10.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.12.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Version 10.4.0.0: 10.4.1.3 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.4.1.3Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.6.0.0Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.12 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.10.0.12Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.12.0.1
Version 10.4.0.0: 10.4.1.3 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.4.1.3Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.6.0.0Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.12 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.10.0.12Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.12.0.1

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMhpe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

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