---
id: "CVE-2026-79849"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-79849"]
title: "HPE Aruba AOS-8 controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.00704
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
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"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:17:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79849", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79849", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# HPE Aruba AOS-8 controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:AOS-8 (ArubaOS) affected 8.13.x <= 8.13.3.0; 8.10.x <= 8.10.0.23 fixed 8.13.3.1, 8.10.0.24

## 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79849
- 2026-10-23T22:01:53+00:00 analyst — 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.
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79849

## Documents

- [advisory] HPESBNW05162 rev.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in HPE Networking Wireless OS (AOS-10 & AOS-8) https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US
- [describes] HPE patches eight max severity RCE and auth bypass AOS flaws https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-patches-eight-max-severity-rce-and-auth-bypass-aos-flaws/
- [describes] Critical HPE Aruba AOS-8 Vulnerability (cyberpress) https://cyberpress.org/critical-hpe-aruba-aos-8-vulnerability/

## From the sources

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.

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