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CVE-2024-26305

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 15.16%

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CVE-2024-26305 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon that 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 this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system. EPSS estimates a 15.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon that 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 this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
15.16%

96.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26305?
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon that 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 this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
How severe is CVE-2024-26305?
CVE-2024-26305 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 15.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26305?
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Source: NVD / NIST