Unauthenticated command injection in Aruba AOS-8 PAPI protocol
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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ArubaOS (AOS) 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 contain a command injection flaw in the PAPI protocol, Aruba's access point management protocol. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the affected UDP port to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
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.
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-2026-79857
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-jxwv-g6wc-gh7x
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-79857 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79857 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxwv-g6wc-gh7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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