HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1180/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0 command line interface path traversal

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9.5$0-$5k1.72

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1180/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0 and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component command line interface. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-63454. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1180/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component command line interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to copy arbitrary files to a user readable location from the command line interface of the underlying operating system, which could lead to remote code execution.

The advisory is available at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-63454 since 07/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 10.18.0001 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: AOS-CX 10.18.0001

Timelineinfo

07/16/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-63454 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-63454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-381014

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 20:57
Changes: 07/21/2026 20:57 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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