CVE-2026-79873
Unauthenticated Adjacent Authentication Bypasses in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-10 Leads to Unauthorized Administrative Access
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.3 Critical
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data on affected devices.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.3 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | hpe |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ArubaOS (AOS)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
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References
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