TI-2026-79359 Aliases CVE-2026-79866 GHSA-mrc3-qq5w-rw79

Unauthenticated Path Traversal in HPE ArubaOS AOS-8 PAPI Protocol

MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An unauthenticated path traversal flaw in the PAPI protocol of HPE ArubaOS (AOS-8) lets an adjacent attacker read, modify and delete files on the underlying operating system. The weakness is CWE-22, improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory. The attacker needs network adjacency but no credentials or user interaction. Affected versions are 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol in AOS-8. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to read, modify, and delete files on the underlying operating system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0027 19th 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: No
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-8).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79866
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-mrc3-qq5w-rw79
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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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