---
id: CVE-2026-79892
title: >-
  Authenticated Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability leads to Arbitrary Code
  Execution in AOS-8
summary: >-
  A memory corruption vulnerability exists in AOS-8 that could allow an
  authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code. Successful
  exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as a
  privileged user on the underlyi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-23T17:59:28.243147Z'
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-24T03:55:39.968Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79892'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00156
epssPercentile: 0.0471
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.386Z'
---

## Overview

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in AOS-8 that could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

## 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.