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CVE-2026-79857

DiscoveredOct 22, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

There is a command injection vulnerability in the PAPI protocol (Aruba's access point management protocol) of AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets to the affected UDP port. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
1.42%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
1
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Oct 24, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▲ 1.02pp
0.39% → 1.42% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 22, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026
Oct 26, 2026
advisories.ncsc.nl reports: NCSC-2026-0454 [1.00] [M/H] Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in HPE Networking AOS