TI-2026-79375 Aliases CVE-2026-79882 GHSA-qj93-5pcj-3crg

Command injection in ArubaOS PAPI protocol allows code execution

LOW 39CWE-77Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
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

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. The PAPI protocol does not neutralize special elements in commands, which is a command injection flaw (CWE-77). An adjacent unauthenticated attacker who sends specially crafted packets can execute arbitrary 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

There is a command injection vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted packets. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability 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 0.00773 55th 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)	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-2026-79882
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-qj93-5pcj-3crg
2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
2026-10-30 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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