TI-2026-79404 Aliases CVE-2026-95716 GHSA-wpw8-hh8p-2r5r

Authentication bypass in ArubaOS PAPI protocol allows setting changes

LOW 28CWE-269Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (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 contain an authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol. The flaw is an improper privilege management weakness (CWE-269) that lets an unauthenticated adjacent attacker get around existing authentication controls. A successful attacker can change the state of certain settings on the vulnerable system.

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

Description from the CNA

An authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to change the state of certain settings of a vulnerable system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00241 15th 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: 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)	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

No fixed version is listed 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-2026-95716
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-wpw8-hh8p-2r5r
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

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
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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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