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CVE-2023-38486

HIGH
Published 2023-09-06T17:48:38.025Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.021
Higher than 2.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

9200 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways, 9000 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways

Affected Versions:

ArubaOS 10.4.x.x ArubaOS 8.11.x.x ArubaOS 8.10.x.x ArubaOS 8.6.x.x
arubanetworks

arubaos

Affected Versions:

8.6.0.0 8.10.0.0 8.11.0.0 10.4.0.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-95xr-xpj5-h4g4

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38486
WEB https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 6, 2023, Modified: September 26, 2024

References

https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2023-014.txt
Published: 2023-09-06T17:48:38.025Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-26T19:51:05.849Z
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