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

published 2024-09-17 2y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-39649

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2y ago (2024-09-18)

Exploit prediction

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba OS
arubanetworks arubaos

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

support.hpe.com /hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04709en_us&docLocale=en_US

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-42501
NVD CVE-2024-42501

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