---
id: "CVE-2026-79854"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-79854"]
title: "HPE AOS-10 wireless controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00505
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "HPE Networking AOS-10", "fixed": ["10.8.1.2", "10.7.2.7", "10.4.1.14"], "affected": ">= 10.8.0.0, <= 10.8.1.1; <= 10.7.2.6; <= 10.4.1.13", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["aos-10", "aruba", "hpe", "infrastructure", "network-gear", "rce", "sql-injection", "wireless"]
not_affected_if: ["version-outside-affected-ranges"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:17:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79854", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:37+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79854", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# HPE AOS-10 wireless controllers: unauthenticated SQL injection leads to OS command execution

HPE Networking AOS-10 has an SQL injection flaw in an exposed interface that needs no login. A remote attacker can run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of the AOS-10 instance.

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

## Affected

- vendor:HPE Networking AOS-10 affected >= 10.8.0.0, <= 10.8.1.1; <= 10.7.2.6; <= 10.4.1.13 fixed 10.8.1.2, 10.7.2.7, 10.4.1.14

## How to check

Check the installed AOS-10 version against the affected ranges: 10.8.0.0 to 10.8.1.1, up to 10.7.2.6, and up to 10.4.1.13.

## Fix

Upgrade to 10.8.1.2, 10.7.2.7, or 10.4.1.14, depending on your branch.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79854
- 2026-10-23T22:21:37+00:00 analyst — Read HPE advisory HPESBNW05162 (22 Oct 2026): CVE-2026-79854 is unauthenticated SQLi to RCE in AOS-10, CVSS 9.8. Advisory names no specific interface ('the affected interface'), so I did not name one. No exploitation or PoC found; I did not search X or HN.
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79854

## Documents

- [advisory] HPESBNW05162 HPE Networking AOS-8 and AOS-10 advisory https://csaf.arubanetworking.hpe.com/2026/hpe_networking_-_hpesbnw05162.txt
- [mentions] 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/

## From the sources

A vulnerability in the affected interface of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against the AOS-10 instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

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