Authentication bypass in ArubaOS AOS-8 leads to remote code execution
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
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. An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel (CWE-288) in an affected interface lets an unauthenticated remote attacker skip existing authentication controls. The attacker can run arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system, leading to complete system compromise.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass existing authentication controls and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
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
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-2026-79850
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-3p2w-qx6f-5qxg
- 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
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- 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-2026-79850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3p2w-qx6f-5qxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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