HPE patches Aruba AOS-8 SSH authentication bypass and dozens of other flaws
Bulletin HPESBNW05162 covers 72 AOS-8 and AOS-10 flaws, several scored CVSS 10.0 for unauthenticated remote code execution.
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CVE-2026-79867
Authentication bypass in HPE Aruba AOS-8 (adjacent)
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 critical
- EPSS
- —
- Published
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- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
An authentication bypass in an AOS-8 interface lets an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network skip existing authentication and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation yields arbitrary operating-system command execution and complete system compromise. HPE has not listed affected or fixed builds.
What to do: Apply HPE's update for CVE-2026-79867. No fixed version or workaround is stated.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| HPE Aruba AOS-8 | — |
Estimated exposure
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Description · NVD
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls and run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H