TI-2026-79383 Aliases CVE-2026-79890 GHSA-78gw-mfhh-7cmf

Command injection in HPE ArubaOS lets remote attackers run code

LOW 39CWE-77Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Attack vector: 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

Command injection vulnerabilities in HPE ArubaOS (AOS-8) allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system by sending specially crafted PAPI packets. The flaw is classified as CWE-77, improper neutralization of special elements used in a command. Affected versions are from 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0 and from 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

There are command injection vulnerabilities in AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted PAPI packets. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability 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 0.00961 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 · 2026-10-28

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79890
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-78gw-mfhh-7cmf
2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · CNA
2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
2026-10-24 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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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

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Sources

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