CVE-2023-38486 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-38486

Hardware Root of Trust Bypass in 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the secure boot implementation on affected Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways allows an attacker to bypass security controls which would normally prohibit unsigned kernel images from executing. An attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary runtime operating systems, including unverified and unsigned OS images.

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:

  • Nicholas Starke of Aruba Threat Labs

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Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

9200 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways, 9000 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways
Vulnerable Versions:
ArubaOS 10.4.x.x, ArubaOS 8.11.x.x, ArubaOS 8.10.x.x, ArubaOS 8.6.x.x

Timeline

Official Publish: September 6th, 2023
Last Modified: September 26th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.