{"id":"CVE-2026-79870","title":"Authentication Bypass leads to Unauthorized Access in AOS-8","summary":"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 …","severity":"critical","cvss":9.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ArubaOS (AOS)","affected":["arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0","arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23"],"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T19:13:16.552Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79870","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0027,"epssPercentile":0.19058,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T22:00:50.381Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79870","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0`\n- `arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":53,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}