Command injection in ArubaOS lets remote attackers run commands
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
HPE ArubaOS (AOS) versions from 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0 and from 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 are affected. A command injection flaw (CWE-77) in an interface lets an unauthenticated remote attacker run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system when certain preconditions outside the attacker's control are met.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Command injection vulnerabilities exist in the affected interface of AOS-8 that 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
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) | 8.13.0.0 – 8.13.3.0; 8.10.0.0 – 8.10.0.23 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ArubaOS (AOS) VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Affected 8.13.0.0 – 8.13.3.0; 8.10.0.0 – 8.10.0.23 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
No fixed version is listed for ArubaOS (AOS).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79846
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-9q6m-7w8r-w6j9
- 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
- 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-35876 Path traversal in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Insight Remote Support CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05748 A security vulnerability in HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM) prior to version 8.5.6 could… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35875 XML injection in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Insight Remote Support CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-79846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q6m-7w8r-w6j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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