Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-79857
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS
Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in AOS-8 PAPI Protocol
CVSS 3.1
9.8Critical
Official description
There is a command injection vulnerability in the PAPI protocol (Aruba's access point management protocol) of AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets to the affected UDP port. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (hpe) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 8.10.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.10.0.23 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 8.13.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.13.3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-22
- Last updated
- 2026-10-24
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- hpe
- Kolun priority
- 33 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.41%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
72.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')