CVE-2022-37897 [Critical] | Command Injection in Sd-Wan

There is a command injection vulnerability that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP 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.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.76%	1.70%	+0.93%
2	2025-12-14	0.92%	0.76%	-0.16%
3	2025-12-13	—	0.92%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.76%

1.70%

+0.93%

2025-12-14

0.92%

0.76%

-0.16%

2025-12-13

—

0.92%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37897

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
arubanetworks	sd-wan	>= 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.0, < 8.7.0.0-2.3.0.6	cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:sd-wan::::::::
arubanetworks	arubaos	>= 6.5.4.0, < 6.5.4.22	cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::
arubanetworks	arubaos	>= 8.4.0.0, < 8.6.0.17	cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::
arubanetworks	arubaos	>= 8.7.0.0, < 8.7.1.9	cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::
arubanetworks	arubaos	>= 8.8.0.0, < 10.3.0.1	cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::

References for CVE-2022-37897

URL	Tags
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2022-016.txt	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2022-37897

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37897

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37897

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37897

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37897

References for CVE-2022-37897