CVE-2024-42394 is a critical unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Soft AP Daemon Service in ArubaOS and InstantOn products from Aruba Networks and HP. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, leading to complete system compromise. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers. Organizations using affected Aruba and HP networking equipment should prioritize patching to mitigate this severe risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.3.0.0, < 10.4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.5.0.0, < 10.6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.4.0.0, < 8.10.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:instantos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.12.0.0, < 8.12.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:instantos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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