{"id":"CVE-2026-79890","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-79890"],"related":[],"title":"Aruba AOS-8: crafted PAPI packets let unauthenticated attackers run code as root","description":"There are command injection vulnerabilities in AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted PAPI packets. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.","summary":"AOS-8 controllers have command injection flaws in the PAPI protocol handling. A remote attacker who sends specially crafted PAPI packets can execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, with no login needed.","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"epss":0.00238,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["aos-8","aruba","infrastructure","network-appliance","wireless-controller"],"not_affected_if":[],"how_to_check":"- unknown","fix":"- unknown","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-22T19:18:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:05:48+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:05:48+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:05:48Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- unknown","reach":"network","title":"Aruba AOS-8: crafted PAPI packets let unauthenticated attackers run code as root","impact":"high","summary":"AOS-8 controllers have command injection flaws in the PAPI protocol handling. A remote attacker who sends specially crafted PAPI packets can execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system, with no login needed.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["aos-8","aruba","wireless-controller","network-appliance"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Unauthenticated attacker runs arbitrary code as privileged OS user on controller","analyst_note":"Find the Aruba advisory for affected AOS-8 versions, fixed releases, and PAPI exposure guidance; NVD page lacks product detail.","how_to_check":"- unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":[],"who_is_affected":"Organizations running Aruba AOS-8 wireless controllers or gateways that accept PAPI traffic from the network. Sources do not list affected versions or whether the PAPI port is reachable by default, so unknown.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000559,"input_tokens":3349,"output_tokens":449,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':15A,18A '-79890':16A,19A '-8':3A,21B,31B,75C 'abil':98C 'ao':2A,20B,30B,74C 'applianc':26B 'arbitrari':53B,101C 'aruba':1A,22B 'attack':9A,44B 'code':11A,54B,82C,102C 'command':34B,70C 'control':29B,32B 'could':77C 'craft':4A,48B,87C 'cve':14A,17A 'execut':52B,83C,100C 'exploit':91C 'flaw':36B 'handl':41B 'infrastructur':23B 'inject':35B,71C 'lead':78C 'let':7A 'login':66B 'need':67B 'network':25B 'network-appli':24B 'oper':62B,110C 'packet':6A,50B,89C 'papi':5A,39B,49B,88C 'privileg':57B,105C 'protocol':40B 'remot':43B,81C 'result':95C 'root':13A 'run':10A 'send':46B,85C 'special':47B,86C 'success':90C 'system':63B,111C 'unauthent':8A,80C 'under':61B,109C 'user':58B,106C 'vulner':72C,94C 'wireless':28B 'wireless-control':27B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Organizations running Aruba AOS-8 wireless controllers or gateways that accept PAPI traffic from the network. Sources do not list affected versions or whether the PAPI port is reachable by default, so unknown.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-22T19:18:01+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"security-alert@hpe.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-79890","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79890","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-22T19:18:01+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-23T20:17:26+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:03+00:00","note":null},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2026-79890","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-79890","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}