CVE-2023-1168 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-1168

Authenticated Remote Code Execution in Aruba CX Switches

Vulnerability Description

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the AOS-CX Network Analytics Engine. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to a complete compromise of the switch running AOS-CX.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Daniel Jensen (@dozernz)

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Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

Aruba CX 10000 Switch Series, Aruba CX 9300 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8400 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8325 Switch Series, Aruba CX 8320 Switch Series, Aruba CX 6400 Switch Series, Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series, Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series
Vulnerable Versions:
AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.1020 and below., AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below., AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below., AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0230 and below.

Timeline

Official Publish: March 21st, 2023
Last Modified: February 26th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.