CVE-2026-79851
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the affected interface of AOS-10 that could lead to…
- Risk score
- 76/100
- CVSS
- 10.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.8%
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in AOS-10's affected interface allow unauthenticated remote code execution, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user and compromise the system.
- Affected
- {'products': ['AOS-10'], 'packages': [], 'versions': []}
- Fix
- Check the linked advisory for the concrete fix.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
In the news
TL;DR
HPE patches 8 max-severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws, including CVE-2026-79851, in ArubaOS.
- CVE-2026-79851 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in AOS-10 that can lead to unauthenticated RCE.
- HPE warns customers to patch these security issues as soon as possible.
- Mitigation measures include restricting access to AOS management interfaces and using firewall policies.
- No publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code has been found yet.
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Why it is Amber
- CVSS 10.0 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the affected interface of AOS-10 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, leading to complete system compromise.
Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.