Remote code execution in AOS-10 underlying operating system
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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-94.
Summary
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) versions from 10.8.0.0 through 10.8.1.1, from 10.7.0.0 through 10.7.2.6 and from 10.4.0.0 through 10.4.1.13 are affected. A code injection flaw (CWE-94) in the underlying operating system lets an unauthenticated adjacent attacker run arbitrary commands as a privileged user on an affected device, which can lead to complete system compromise.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
A remote code execution vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user 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
- 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) | 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 · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79877
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-qf3m-h2xp-83m9
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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-2026-79877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf3m-h2xp-83m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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