TI-2026-79338 Aliases CVE-2026-79844 GHSA-5c4j-gp89-fj43

Authentication bypass in AOS-10 leads to remote code execution

MEDIUM 50CWE-288Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS (AOS) versions 10.8.0.0 through 10.8.1.1, 10.7.0.0 through 10.7.2.6 and 10.4.0.0 through 10.4.1.13 are affected. An authentication bypass in the affected interface (CWE-288) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if preconditions outside the attacker's control are met.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00689 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)	ArubaOS (AOS)	10.8.0.0 – 10.8.1.1; 10.7.0.0 – 10.7.2.6; 10.4.0.0 – 10.4.1.13	—	No fix listed	CNA

ArubaOS (AOS) VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Affected 10.8.0.0 – 10.8.1.1; 10.7.0.0 – 10.7.2.6; 10.4.0.0 – 10.4.1.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos::::::::	—	—	Arubanetworks

cpe:2.3:o:arubanetworks:arubaos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Arubanetworks

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for ArubaOS (AOS).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79844
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-5c4j-gp89-fj43
2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 1

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US

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Sources

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