CVE-2026-79868 PUBLISHED

Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities lead to Complete System Compromise in AOS-8

Assigner: hpe
Reserved: 25.08.2026 Published: 22.10.2026 Updated: 23.10.2026

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 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, leading to complete compromise of the affected system.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.6

Product Status

Vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product ArubaOS (AOS)
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 8.13.0.0 to 8.13.3.0 (incl.)
  • affected from 8.10.0.0 to 8.10.0.23 (incl.)

Credits

  • Internal security research (HPE Networking). reporter

References