Authentication bypass in AOS-8 web interface exposes sensitive data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
HPE ArubaOS (AOS) from 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0 and from 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 is affected. Improper authentication (CWE-287) in the web-based management interface lets requests bypass existing authentication controls. An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can access sensitive information, some of it in cleartext, which could expose other network infrastructure to further compromise.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to bypass existing authentication controls and access sensitive information. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain access to some data in a cleartext format possibly exposing other network infrastructure to further compromise.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2026-79884
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-vv32-76mg-552q
- 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
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-79884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv32-76mg-552q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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