---
id: CVE-2026-79867
title: Authentication Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8
summary: >-
  Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could
  allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing
  authentication controls and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host.
  Successful exploi…
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: '2026-10-23T19:13:12.343Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79867'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00294
epssPercentile: 0.21846
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.380Z'
---

## Overview

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.

## Affected

- `arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0`
- `arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.