CVE-2026-79855Authentication Bypass in the SSH Daemon of AOS-8 leads to Complete System Compromise
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It affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS). Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, higher than 55% of scored CVEs.
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An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SSH daemon of AOS-8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the AOS-8 host.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-288
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.75% (percentile 55)
- Assigned by
- hpe
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 22, 2026
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