---
id: CVE-2026-95718
title: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in the PAPI Protocol of AOS-8
summary: >-
  An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could
  allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication
  controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to make limited
  unauthori…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
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: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-23T19:23:06.271882Z'
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-23T19:23:10.548Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-95718'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00377
epssPercentile: 0.31536
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.391Z'
---

## Overview

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to make limited unauthorized modifications to certain settings of the affected 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.