CVE-2026-79870Authentication Bypass leads to Unauthorized Access in AOS-8
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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 0.27%, higher than 19% of scored CVEs.
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An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol 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, access or manipulate sensitive data, and disrupt network operations.
- CVSS
- 9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.27% (percentile 19)
- 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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