How severe is CVE-2024-26305?

CVE-2024-26305 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-26305 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 15% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-26305?

CVE-2024-26305 primarily affects Arubanetworks Sd-wan. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26305?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-26305 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-26305 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-23576.

When was CVE-2024-26305 published?

CVE-2024-26305 was published on 2024-05-01 and last updated on 2026-09-22.

CVE-2024-26305

CVE-2024-26305 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Sd-wan with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 15% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-121.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 15% (97th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-23576
Weakness: CWE-121
Affected product: Arubanetworks Sd-wan
Published: 2024-05-01
Last modified: 2026-09-22

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.

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 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-26305 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 15% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-26305?: CVE-2024-26305 primarily affects Arubanetworks Sd-wan. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26305?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-26305 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-26305 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-23576.
When was CVE-2024-26305 published?: CVE-2024-26305 was published on 2024-05-01 and last updated on 2026-09-22.

References

https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2024-004.txt

Affected products (5)

cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:sd-wan:8.6.0.4-2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:sd-wan:8.6.0.4-2.2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:sd-wan:8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:sd-wan:8.7.0.0-2.3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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