---
id: "CVE-2026-95716"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-95716"]
title: "AOS-10 PAPI protocol authentication bypass lets adjacent attackers change device settings"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00153
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["aos-10", "infrastructure", "network-appliance"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:18:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:47:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95716", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-95716", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# AOS-10 PAPI protocol authentication bypass lets adjacent attackers change device settings

The PAPI protocol in AOS-10 has an authentication bypass that lets an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network reach controls that should require login. A successful attacker can change the state of certain settings on the vulnerable system.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95716
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-95716

## From the sources

An authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol of AOS-10 allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to change the state of certain settings of a vulnerable system.

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