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CVE-2026-79873

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated…

Risk score
58/100
CVSS
9.3 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
22 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 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 on a…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 9.3 critical

References

Original description

Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 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 on affected devices.

Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.