{"id":"CVE-2026-79849","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-79849"],"related":[],"title":"HPE Aruba AOS-8 controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution","description":"Vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against an affected AOS-8 instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.","summary":"HPE Aruba AOS-8 wireless controllers have an SQL injection flaw in an interface that needs no login. An attacker who reaches it can run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.","severity":"critical","cvss":10.0,"epss":0.00704,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"AOS-8 (ArubaOS)","fixed":["8.13.3.1","8.10.0.24"],"affected":"8.13.x <= 8.13.3.0; 8.10.x <= 8.10.0.23","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["aos-8","aruba","hpe","infrastructure","network-appliance","rce","sql-injection","wireless-controller"],"not_affected_if":["versions-outside-affected-range"],"how_to_check":"Check the ArubaOS version on the controller (show version) and compare against affected 8.13.x up to 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.x up to 8.10.0.23.","fix":"Upgrade to 8.13.3.1 or 8.10.0.24 or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T22:32:05+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T22:32:05Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Upgrade to 8.13.3.1 or 8.10.0.24 or later.\nunknown","reach":"unknown","title":"HPE Aruba AOS-8 controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution","impact":"high","summary":"HPE Aruba AOS-8 wireless controllers have an SQL injection flaw in an interface that needs no login. An attacker who reaches it can run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.","category":"infrastructure","who_cares":["aos-8","aruba","hpe","wireless-controller","network-appliance"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Unauthenticated attacker runs arbitrary commands on the controller operating system.","analyst_note":"Confirm which interface is reachable from the internet vs. management network, and whether a mitigation exists beyond the upgrade, via the HPE advisory linked from the NVD entry.","how_to_check":"Check the ArubaOS version on the controller (show version) and compare against affected 8.13.x up to 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.x up to 8.10.0.23.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["versions-outside-affected-range"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"critical"},"cost_usd":0.000533,"input_tokens":3027,"output_tokens":461,"severity_before":"critical"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find the vendor advisory for CVE-2026-79849 to get the affected AOS-8 versions, the vulnerable interface, and the patched release; NVD page alone lacks these.","search":"'-2026':15A,18A '-79849':16A,19A '-8':4A,21A,24B,41B,77C,93C 'affect':73C,91C 'allow':79C,98C 'ao':3A,23B,40B,76C,92C 'aos':20A 'applianc':30B 'arbitrari':63B,103C 'aruba':2A,25B,39B 'arubaos':22A 'attack':57B,83C,88C,100C 'command':12A,64B,104C 'conduct':85C 'control':5A,37B,43B 'could':78C,97C 'cve':14A,17A 'execut':13A,102C 'exploit':96C 'flaw':48B 'hpe':1A,26B,38B 'infrastructur':27B 'inject':8A,34B,47B,87C 'instanc':94C 'interfac':51B,74C 'lead':9A 'login':55B 'need':53B 'network':29B 'network-appli':28B 'oper':68B,108C 'os':11A 'rce':31B 'reach':59B 'remot':82C 'run':62B 'sql':7A,33B,46B,86C 'sql-inject':32B 'success':95C 'system':69B,109C 'unauthent':6A,81C 'under':67B,107C 'vulner':70C 'wireless':36B,42B 'wireless-control':35B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:57+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"security-alert@hpe.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-79849","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79849","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T20:17:22+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:02+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-79849:154","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00","note":"Vendor is HPE Aruba Networking, not Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (triage was wrong). Advisory HPESBNW05162 (2026-10-22); HPE page text did not load, so versions come from BleepingComputer and Cyberpress reporting. Exact vulnerable interface not specified. HPE reports no PoC and no exploitation."},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2026-79849","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79849","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[{"id":1255,"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US","title":"HPESBNW05162 rev.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Wireless OS (AOS-10 & AOS-8)","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","text":"Vendor bulletin 2026-10-22. Page is JS-only; body not readable by tools.","published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":null},{"id":1256,"url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-patches-eight-max-severity-rce-and-auth-bypass-aos-flaws/","title":"HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws","kind":"blog","source":"analyst","text":"Secondary. Quotes HPE advisory: restrict CLI and web management interfaces to dedicated L2 VLAN and/or L3+ firewall; HPE not aware of public discussion or exploit code as of release. Does not list this CVE or fixed versions.","published_at":null,"relation":"describes","confidence":null,"note":null},{"id":1279,"url":"https://cyberpress.org/critical-hpe-aruba-aos-8-vulnerability/","title":"Critical HPE Aruba AOS-8 Vulnerability (cyberpress)","kind":"blog","source":"analyst","text":"Secondary. Fixed: AOS-8 8.13.3.1 or 8.10.0.24. Mitigation: restrict CLI/web mgmt to dedicated L2 VLAN, L3+ firewall. No known public discussion or exploit as of bulletin.","published_at":null,"relation":"describes","confidence":null,"note":null}],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}