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CVE-2026-79878

ArubaOS (AOS): Unauthenticated Adjacent Command Injection Vulnerability in the AOS-8 Command Line Interface Accessed by the PAPI Protocol

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)
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CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.19%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published22 Oct 2026Updated 23 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted PAPI packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • ArubaOS (AOS)affected: 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0CVE List
  • ArubaOS (AOS)affected: 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23CVE List

References 1