CVE-2024-47462

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

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2024 at 10:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:57 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsArubaosArubaosInstant

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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 ≤ 10.4.1.410.5.0.0 ≤ v < 10.7.0.010.3.0.010.4.0.010.5.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.4.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.7.0.0, 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 < 8.10.0.06.4.0.08.10.0.08.11.0.08.12.0.08.4.0.0
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 8.12.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.4 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.4.1.4Instant AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.13 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.10.0.13Instant AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.12.0.2
AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.4 and below ≤ v ≤ <=10.4.1.4Instant AOS-8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.13 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.10.0.13Instant AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and below ≤ v ≤ <=8.12.0.2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

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?

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