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CVE-2023-38485· NVD / CVE Program· CNA hpe

Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in BIOS Implementation of 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways

Vulnerabilities exist in the BIOS implementation of Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code early in the boot sequence. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to and change underlying sensitive information in the affected controller leading to complete system compromise.

MediumCVSS 6.4 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 6, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile
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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
25 / 40 · 6.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.4
CNA · hpe
8.0
1.6 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
arubanetworksarubaos
arubanetworks9004
arubanetworks9004-lte
arubanetworks9012
arubanetworks9240

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • arubanetworks arubaos8.6.0.0 and later · before 8.6.0.22
  • arubanetworks arubaos8.10.0.0 and later · before 8.10.0.7
  • arubanetworks arubaos8.11.0.0 and later · before 8.11.1.1
  • arubanetworks arubaos10.4.0.0 and later · before 10.4.0.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 9200 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways, 9000 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways

    • ArubaOS 10.4.x.x and later · up to and including <=10.4.0.1affected · semver
    • ArubaOS 8.11.x.x and later · up to and including <=8.11.1.0affected · semver
    • ArubaOS 8.10.x.x and later · up to and including <=8.10.0.6affected · semver
    • ArubaOS 8.6.x.x and later · up to and including <=8.6.0.21affected · semver

Same product

arubanetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-24633There are multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending especially crafted pa
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-7081A remote code execution vulnerability is present in network-listening components in some versions of ArubaOS.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2023-45616There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying AirWave client service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution b
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-45615There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-45614There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-35982Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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