HPE patches eight maximum-severity RCE and auth-bypass flaws in ArubaOS
The eight flaws hit AOS-8 and AOS-10 and can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction.
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CVE-2026-79848
Unauthenticated SQL injection to OS command execution in HPE AOS-8
- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 critical
- EPSS
- —
- Published
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- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
A SQL injection flaw in an affected interface of HPE Aruba AOS-8 lets an unauthenticated remote attacker inject SQL against an AOS-8 instance. No user interaction is required. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system. Devices running a vulnerable AOS-8 build are affected; HPE has not listed affected builds.
What to do: Apply HPE's update for CVE-2026-79848. HPE has not published a fixed version or workaround here.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| HPE Aruba AOS-8 | — |
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description · NVD
Vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against an affected AOS-8 instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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