Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-79873
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS
Unauthenticated Adjacent Authentication Bypasses in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-10 Leads to Unauthorized Administrative Access
CVSS 3.1
9.3Critical
Official description
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data on affected devices.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (hpe) | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 10.4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.4.1.13 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 10.7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.7.2.6 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 10.8.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.8.1.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-22
- Last updated
- 2026-11-02
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- hpe
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
15.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-287Improper Authentication