Buffer overflow in ArubaOS PAPI protocol allows remote code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow in the PAPI protocol of HPE ArubaOS (AOS-8) lets an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges run code on the underlying operating system. The flaw is classified as CWE-119, improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer. The affected ranges 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
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges to achieve remote code execution. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
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) | 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-2026-95707
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-v82j-2h5w-99pg
- 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 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-95707 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-95707 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v82j-2h5w-99pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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