Public vulnerability disclosure
CVE-2026-79870
Authentication Bypass leads to Unauthorized Access in AOS-8
publishedCWE-287
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, access or manipulate sensitive data, and disrupt network operations.
Technical severity9.6 criticalCVSS 3.1 · CNA: hpe
Published2026-10-22Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| ArubaOS (AOS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
≥ 8.13.0.0; ≤ 8.13.3.0 (affected, semver) ≥ 8.10.0.0; ≤ 8.10.0.23 (affected, semver) Other versions: affected |
CNA: hpe |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 9.6 critical |
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CNA: hpe |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.