
CVE-2024-26304 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS score of 9.8) affecting ArubaOS
CVE-2024-26304 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting ArubaOS due to a buffer overflow in its L2/L3 Management service. An attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted packets to the PAPI (Process Application Programming Interface) UDP port 8211, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Refer to Aruba's official advisory for details on affected versions.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious packets to the PAPI UDP port. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution, enabling the attacker to take complete control over the device.
A proof-of-concept exploit is available for this vulnerability. The exploit script CVE-2024-26304.py demonstrates how an attacker can leverage the vulnerability to execute code on the target system.
The tool CVE-2024-26304.py is a proof-of-concept exploit script designed to demonstrate this vulnerability. Here’s how to run it:
requirements.txt)git clone https://github.com/your-repo/CVE-2024-26304
cd CVE-2024-26304
pip install -r requirements.txt
python CVE-2024-26304.py --target <target_ip> --port 8211
This tool is intended for educational purposes and penetration testing within environments where you have explicit permission. Misuse of this tool can result in criminal charges or fines. The authors are not responsible for any misuse.