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-2026-79868
Unauthenticated SSH authentication bypass in HPE Aruba AOS-8
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 critical
- EPSS
- —
- Published
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- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
Authentication-bypass flaws in an affected interface of HPE Aruba AOS-8 let an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network skip existing authentication controls, including SSH. Exploitation can yield administrative access, configuration changes, and access to or manipulation of sensitive data, fully compromising the device. Affected builds and fixed versions have not been listed.
What to do: Apply HPE's update for CVE-2026-79868. No workaround is named.
| 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. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, and access or manipulate sensitive data, leading to complete compromise of the affected system.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H