CVE-2022-23676 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting various versions of ArubaOS-Switch Devices. This flaw, stemming from a CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable switches over the network with low attack complexity. With a CVSS score of 9.8, successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of the affected device, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness of its potential impact. Aruba has released patches to address this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.00.0, <= 15.16.0023CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:5406r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.01.0, < 16.02.0034CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:5406r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.03.0, < 16.04.0024CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:5406r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.05.0, < 16.08.0025CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:5406r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.09.0, < 16.09.0020CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:5406r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.