TI-2026-79371 Aliases CVE-2026-79878 GHSA-2j58-65w6-h54h

Command injection in ArubaOS AOS-8 CLI via PAPI protocol

MEDIUM 42CWE-77Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-30

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-77.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (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 the AOS-8 command line interface, reached through the PAPI protocol, could let an unauthenticated adjacent attacker run arbitrary code by sending crafted PAPI packets to UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to run code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

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

Description from the CNA

A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted PAPI packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00966 61st 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).

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

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79878
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-2j58-65w6-h54h
2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
2026-10-25 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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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