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Aruba AOS-CX: CVE-2022-23691: Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Recovery Console

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Aug 30, 2022
Added
Feb 24, 2025
Modified
Apr 2, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

aruba-aos-cx-cve-2022-23691
Title
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