Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2026 · Assigned by hpe
CVE-2026-44855Authenticated Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in PAPI Services
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity stack buffer overflow in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (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 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS) | 8.13.0.0 – through 8.13.1.18.12.0.0 – through 8.12.0.68.10.0.0 – through 8.10.0.2110.7.0.0 – through 10.7.2.210.8.0.010.4.0.0 – through 10.4.1.10 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H