CVE-2024-42506
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 · uneditedCommand injection vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's Access Point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying 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 · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in Aruba's PAPI (Access Point management protocol) CLI service on UDP port 8211 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with privileged user rights by sending specially crafted packets. This is a pre-authentication RCE with critical severity.
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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
- 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 Aruba devices in your environmentInventory your network for Aruba access points, controllers, or switches. Check device labels, management interfaces, or network scan results for Aruba product families.Affected if No Aruba devices present means not affected.
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Verify UDP port 8211 is exposedScan the suspected Aruba devices or their management interfaces for open UDP port 8211. Use: nmap -sU -p 8211 <target-ip> or check firewall/network ACLs for inbound rules permitting UDP 8211.Affected if Port 8211 is closed or blocked from your perspective means not affected.
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Confirm PAPI service is enabledOn the Aruba device, check if the PAPI (Access Point Protocol) service is running. Access CLI or management interface and look for PAPI-related processes or services listening on UDP 8211.Affected if PAPI service is disabled or not configured means likely not affected.
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Determine the Aruba software versionLog into the Aruba device CLI or web interface and retrieve the firmware/software version. Typically found via 'show version' command in CLI or System > Management > About in web UI. Compare against any vendor-published affected version ranges once available.Affected if Running a version within the affected range (once published) indicates vulnerability.
You are affected if you have Aruba devices with UDP port 8211 exposed, PAPI service enabled, and a software version within the vendor-defined vulnerable range.
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.
From vendor dataRestrict network access to UDP port 8211 from untrusted networks and apply vendor-provided patches when released. Implement network segmentation to isolate Aruba infrastructure.
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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-2024-42506 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.
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- 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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