---
id: "CVE-2026-79869"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-79869"]
title: "HPE AOS-10 auth bypass lets adjacent attacker run OS commands as root"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.6
epss: 0.0024
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": "<= 10.8.1.1 (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"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:17:59+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-2026-79869", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79869", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# HPE AOS-10 auth bypass lets adjacent attacker run OS commands as root

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.

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

## Affected

- vendor:HPE Networking AOS-10 affected <= 10.8.1.1 (10.8.x), <= 10.7.2.6 (10.7.x), <= 10.4.1.13 (10.4.x) fixed 10.8.1.2, 10.7.2.7, 10.4.1.14

## 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.
Until patched, restrict access to the AOS-10 management interface to trusted management networks only.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79869
- 2026-10-23T22:15:48+00:00 analyst — 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.
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79869

## 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

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.

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