Description
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in an underlying service of AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol) UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-120

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description No description provided Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in an underlying service of AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol) UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-120

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities lead to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T19:13:02.474Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:47:36.508Z

Link: CVE-2026-79860

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:58.303

Modified: 2026-10-23T20:17:23.633

Link: CVE-2026-79860

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Updated: 2026-10-23T22:30:14Z

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