CVE-2020-24640
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThere is a vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation that allows for arbitrary command execution in a containerized environment within Airwave Glass before 1.3.3. Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the underlying host operating system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAirwave Glass before version 1.3.3 contains an input validation vulnerability that allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands. Because the application runs in a containerized environment, this flaw can be leveraged to escape container isolation and achieve full compromise of the underlying host operating system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.3.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Airwave Glass is deployedReview your container orchestration or application inventory to determine if the Airwave Glass service is running in your environment. Check for containers or services named 'glass' or 'airwave-glass'.Affected if Airwave Glass is present in the environment
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Determine the installed version of Airwave GlassQuery the running container or installed package for the Airwave Glass version. This may involve inspecting container labels, environment variables, or querying the application directly via its API or CLI if available.Affected if The version is lower than 1.3.3 (any version from 1.0.0 through 1.3.2)
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Verify network exposure of the Glass serviceReview firewall rules, network policies, and service configurations to determine if the Airwave Glass service is accessible from untrusted networks. Check if the service binds to non-loopback interfaces.Affected if The Glass service is exposed to network access beyond trusted admin segments
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Check for command injection indicatorsReview application logs, audit logs, and system call logs for suspicious patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts, such as unexpected shell invocations or unusual command arguments passed to system calls.Affected if Suspicious command injection patterns are found in logs or unexpected system behavior is observed
You are affected if Airwave Glass is deployed and the installed version is any release prior to 1.3.3.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.3.3
Upgrade Airwave Glass to version 1.3.3 or later which contains proper input validation. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the Glass service and monitor for suspicious command injection patterns.
Airwave Glass 1.3.3 or later
- Download the Airwave Glass version 1.3.3 or later from the Aruba Networks support portal
- Backup the current Airwave Glass configuration and data
- Stop the current Airwave Glass container/service
- Upgrade Airwave Glass to version 1.3.3 or later using the standard upgrade procedure
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number
- Restart the Airwave Glass service
- Confirm the service is running and functioning normally
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-24640 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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