TI-2026-79406 Aliases CVE-2026-95718 GHSA-h3r2-fvf8-3xxr

Authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol of ArubaOS

LOW 30CWE-287Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol of HPE ArubaOS (AOS) 8 lets an unauthenticated remote attacker circumvent existing authentication controls. The flaw is caused by improper authentication (CWE-287). A successful attacker can make limited unauthorized modifications to certain settings of the affected system.

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

Description from the CNA

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to make limited unauthorized modifications to certain settings of the affected system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00377 31st 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: Yes
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 · 2026-10-28

Timeline

2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95718
2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-h3r2-fvf8-3xxr
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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Sources

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