Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2026 · Assigned by hpe
CVE-2026-79861Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-10
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity command injection in ArubaOS (AOS) from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There is a command injection vulnerability in AOS-10 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | ArubaOS (AOS) | 10.8.0.0 – through 10.8.1.110.7.0.0 – through 10.7.2.610.4.0.0 – through 10.4.1.13 |
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H