Unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities in the Soft AP Daemon Service Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
Priority LOW 30CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Multiple unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerabilities exist in the Soft AP daemon accessed via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities results in the ability to interrupt the normal operation of the affected Access Point.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00432 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10 | Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below – <=8.12.0.1; Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.12 and below – <=8.10.0.12; Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below – <=10.6.0.0; Version 10.4.0.0: 10.4.1.3 and below – <=10.4.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10 VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected Version 8.12.0.0: 8.12.0.1 and below – <=8.12.0.1; Version 8.10.0.0: 8.10.0.12 and below – <=8.10.0.12; Version 10.6.0.0: 10.6.0.0 and below – <=10.6.0.0; Version 10.4.0.0: 10.4.1.3 and below – <=10.4.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.0.0 to before 10.4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Arubanetworks |
| cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:10.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0.0 | Vulnerable | Arubanetworks |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:instantos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.10.0.0 to before 8.10.0.13; 8.12.0.0 to before 8.12.0.2 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.0.0 to before 10.4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Arubanetworks
- cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:10.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Arubanetworks
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:instantos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.0.0 to before 8.10.0.13; 8.12.0.0 to before 8.12.0.2 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42398
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r3g-hmqv-cpgr
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Instantos vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24417 Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Access Points: 100 Series; 103… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24416 Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Access Points: 100 Series; 103… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24415 Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Access Points: 100 Series; 103… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18042 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18041 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18040 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Services Accessed by the PAPI Protocol CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-42398 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42398 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r3g-hmqv-cpgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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