CVE-2026-79881
Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | hpe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ArubaOS (AOS)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
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References
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