{"id":"CVE-2026-79869","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-79869"],"related":[],"title":"HPE AOS-10 auth bypass lets adjacent attacker run OS commands as root","description":"Authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.","summary":"HPE Aruba AOS-10 network gear has an authentication bypass in an affected interface. An unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network can get past login and run arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying OS.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.6,"epss":0.0024,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"HPE Networking AOS-10","fixed":["10.8.1.2","10.7.2.7","10.4.1.14"],"affected":"<= 10.8.1.1 (10.8.x), <= 10.7.2.6 (10.7.x), <= 10.4.1.13 (10.4.x)","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["adjacent-network","aos-10","auth-bypass","hpe-aruba","infrastructure","network-gear","rce","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["managed-hosting","patched-version"],"how_to_check":"Check the running AOS-10 version on each controller or gateway (for example with the web UI or CLI show version) and compare it with the affected ranges: 10.8.x up to 10.8.1.1, 10.7.x up to 10.7.2.6, 10.4.x up to 10.4.1.13.","fix":"Upgrade to 10.8.1.2, 10.7.2.7, or 10.4.1.14, matching your release branch.\nUntil patched, restrict access to the AOS-10 management interface to trusted management networks only.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T22:31:50+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.8,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T22:31:50Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Upgrade to 10.8.1.2, 10.7.2.7, or 10.4.1.14, matching your release branch.\nUntil patched, restrict access to the AOS-10 management interface to trusted management networks only.","reach":"network","title":"HPE AOS-10 auth bypass lets adjacent attacker run OS commands as root","impact":"high","summary":"HPE Aruba AOS-10 network gear has an authentication bypass in an affected interface. An unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network can get past login and run arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying OS.","category":"infrastructure","who_cares":["hpe-aruba","aos-10","network-gear","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.8,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker runs arbitrary commands as privileged OS user on the device","analyst_note":"Confirm which interface is affected and whether it is reachable beyond the adjacent segment; check HPE's security bulletin for exact scope and workarounds.","how_to_check":"Check the running AOS-10 version on each controller or gateway (for example with the web UI or CLI show version) and compare it with the affected ranges: 10.8.x up to 10.8.1.1, 10.7.x up to 10.7.2.6, 10.4.x up to 10.4.1.13.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["patched-version","managed-hosting"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"critical"},"cost_usd":0.000569,"input_tokens":3054,"output_tokens":527,"severity_before":"critical"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find the vendor advisory and affected AOS-10 versions and the vulnerable interface via the NVD entry https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79869 and HPE Aruba security bulletins.","search":"'-10':3A,23A,28B,46B,89C '-2026':15A,18A '-79869':16A,19A 'adjac':7A,25B,62B,94C 'adjacent-network':24B 'affect':55B,85C 'allow':91C,104C 'ao':2A,27B,45B,88C 'aos':22A 'arbitrari':70B,109C 'aruba':34B,44B 'attack':8A,59B,95C,106C 'auth':4A,30B 'auth-bypass':29B 'authent':51B,80C,99C 'bypass':5A,31B,52B,81C 'circumv':97C 'command':11A,71B,110C 'control':100C 'could':90C,103C 'cve':14A,17A 'execut':108C 'exist':98C 'exploit':102C 'gear':38B,48B 'get':65B 'host':42B 'hpe':1A,20A,33B,43B 'hpe-aruba':32B 'infrastructur':35B 'interfac':56B,86C 'let':6A 'login':67B 'network':26B,37B,47B,63B 'network-gear':36B 'networking':21A 'oper':118C 'os':10A,79B 'past':66B 'privileg':74B,113C 'rce':39B 'root':13A 'run':9A,69B 'self':41B 'self-host':40B 'success':101C 'system':119C 'unauthent':58B,93C 'under':78B,117C 'user':75B,114C 'vulner':82C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:59+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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-2026-79869","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79869","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-22T19:17:59+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T20:17:24+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:03+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-79869:191","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00","note":"Read HPE advisory HPESBNW05162 (2026-10-22): CVE-2026-79869 auth bypass to RCE as privileged user in an unnamed AOS-10 interface, CVSS 9.6, adjacent attack vector. HPE says no known public exploit or discussion at release. Interface name not disclosed. No social posts checked."},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2026-79869","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79869","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":1280,"url":"https://csaf.arubanetworking.hpe.com/2026/hpe_networking_-_hpesbnw05162.txt","title":"HPESBNW05162 HPE Networking AOS-8 and AOS-10 advisory","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","text":null,"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":"mentions","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"}