Description
An authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated malicious actor, under specific conditions outside the attacker's control and following a required action by another user, to create or modify arbitrary files and execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Affected products
hpe: arubaos-cx; hpe: aruba cx 10000-48y6c \(r8p13a\); hpe: aruba cx 10000-48y6c \(r8p14a\); hpe: aruba cx 10000-48y6c \(s0f98a\); hpe: aruba cx 10040 \(s4r58a\); hpe: aruba cx 10040 32p \(s4r54a\); hpe: aruba cx 10040 32p \(s4r55a\); hpe: aruba cx 10040 32p \(s4r56a\); hpe: aruba cx 4100i 12-port \(jl817a\); hpe: aruba cx 4100i 24-port \(jl818a\); hpe: aruba cx 6000 12g \(r8n89a\); hpe: aruba cx 6000 12p \(r8n89b\); hpe: aruba cx 6000 12p \(s4r21a\); hpe: aruba cx 6000 24g \(r8n87a\); hpe: aruba cx 6000 24g \(r8n88a\)
References1
- support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05134en_us… PatchVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.3
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 15 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-73
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