CVE-2022-23691
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access...
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-23691- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-23691- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28630 No score
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28630- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x64-mppg-736v
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access...
A vulnerability exists in certain AOS-CX switch models which could allow an attacker with access to the recovery console to bypass normal authentication. A successful exploit allows an attacker to bypass system authentication and achieve total switch compromise in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1030 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1070 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0210 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-6x64-mppg-736v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23691 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Arubanetworks Aos-cx, published September 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.