---
id: CVE-2026-79874
title: Authentication Bypass in the API allows Administrative Access of AOS-10
summary: >-
  An authentication bypass in the API of AOS-10 allows an unauthenticated
  adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful
  exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify
  system config…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
product: ArubaOS (AOS)
affected:
  - arubaos_aos >= 10.8.0.0 <= 10.8.1.1
  - arubaos_aos >= 10.7.0.0 <= 10.7.2.6
  - arubaos_aos >= 10.4.0.0 <= 10.4.1.13
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-23T19:13:21.893Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79874'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00244
epssPercentile: 0.15501
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.382Z'
---

## Overview

An authentication bypass in the API of AOS-10 allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data.

## Affected

- `arubaos_aos >= 10.8.0.0 <= 10.8.1.1`
- `arubaos_aos >= 10.7.0.0 <= 10.7.2.6`
- `arubaos_aos >= 10.4.0.0 <= 10.4.1.13`

## Remediation

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