Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2023 · Assigned by hpe
CVE-2023-38486Hardware Root of Trust Bypass in 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in 9200 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways, 9000 Series Mobility Controllers and SD-WAN Gateways from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 – through <=10.4.0.1ArubaOS 8.11.x.x – through <=8.11.1.0ArubaOS 8.10.x.x – through <=8.10.0.6ArubaOS 8.6.x.x – through <=8.6.0.21 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N