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Critical 9.4Published Oct 22, 2026

CVE-2026-79872Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability allows Remote Code Execution in AOS-10 and 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 0.56%, higher than 46% of scored CVEs.

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of AOS that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an unauthenticated remote attacker. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

CVSS
9.4 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.56% (percentile 46)
Assigned by
hpe
NVD analysis
Received
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 22, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)
hewlett_packard_enterprise_hpe:arubaos_aos (from the name)
from 10.8.0.0 through 10.8.1.1; from 10.7.0.0 through 10.7.2.6; from 10.4.0.0 through 10.4.1.13; from 8.13.0.0 through 8.13.3.0; from 8.10.0.0 through 8.10.0.23
CNA record

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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