Critical severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2026-79867
Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8
New
9.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
ArubaOS (AOS) · Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0; 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79867
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79867
support.hpe.com
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
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