Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

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

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Description No description provided 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.

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-77

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

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Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in AOS-8 PAPI Protocol
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: 2026-10-23T19:36:39.765Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-79857

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:57.963

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:57.963

Link: CVE-2026-79857

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Updated: 2026-10-23T05:45:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control

  • CWE-77

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')