Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2026 · Assigned by hpe

CVE-2026-79894Unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-8

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption 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 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to disrupt the availability of the affected interface.

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-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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