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Arubaos CxOperating system · Hpe

CVE-2023-1168

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2023-03-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.06.0240 / 10.10.1030 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
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.

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 · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-07-31.

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
Arubaos CxOperating system
Affected:>= 10.06.0000, < 10.06.0240>= 10.08.0000, <= 10.08.1070>= 10.09.0000, <= 10.09.1020>= 10.10.0000, < 10.10.1030

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.06.0240 / 10.10.1030 or later
Fixed in 10.06.024010.10.1030
Recommended fix High confidence

10.06.0240 (or later 10.06.x), 10.08.1080 (or later 10.08.x), 10.09.1030 (or later 10.09.x), or 10.10.1030 (or later 10.10.x) depending on your current branch

  1. Identify the currently installed AOS-CX version using 'show version' command
  2. Determine which version branch (10.06.x, 10.08.x, 10.09.x, or 10.10.x) your device is running
  3. Upgrade to the minimum fixed version for your branch: 10.06.0240 or later (for 10.06.x), 10.08.1080 or later (for 10.08.x), 10.09.1030 or later (for 10.09.x), or 10.10.1030 or later (for 10.10.x)
  4. Download the appropriate firmware from the Aruba support portal (https://asp.arubanetworks.com)
  5. Upload the firmware to the switch using 'copy <source> flash:' command
  6. Reboot the switch into the new firmware using 'reload' command
  7. Verify the upgrade was successful with 'show version' and confirm the version is at or above the fixed release for your branch
Caveat Review Aruba release notes for any configuration or feature changes between your current version and the target version before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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