Is CVE-2022-37886 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-37886 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-37886 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-37886 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-37886?

CVE-2022-37886 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-37886

CWE-120Published: October 7, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying services 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 these vulnerabilities results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system of Aruba InstantOS 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.20 and below; Aruba InstantOS 6.5.x: 6.5.4.23 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.6.x: 8.6.0.18 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.7.x: 8.7.1.9 and below; Aruba InstantOS 8.10.x: 8.10.0.1 and below; ArubaOS 10.3.x: 10.3.1.0 and below; Aruba has released upgrades for Aruba InnstantOS that address these security vulnerabilities.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-37886 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.