{"id":"CVE-2026-79881","title":"Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8","summary":"An authentication bypass vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute …","severity":"high","cvss":8.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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":"2026-10-23T19:13:31.518Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79881","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00448,"epssPercentile":0.38767,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T22:00:50.383Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79881","body":"## Overview\n\nAn authentication bypass vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.\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":"twilight","depthScore":47,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}