Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2026 · Assigned by hpe

CVE-2026-79891Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity memory corruption 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 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command line interface of AOS-8 that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host if certain preconditions outside of the attacker's control are met. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) 8.13.0.0 – through 8.13.3.08.10.0.0 – through 8.10.0.23

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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