---
id: "CVE-2026-95718"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-95718"]
title: "Aruba AOS-8: PAPI protocol flaw lets unauthenticated attackers change some settings"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: 0.00186
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["aruba-aos-8", "infrastructure", "network-appliance"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:18:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:18:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95718", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-95718", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# Aruba AOS-8: PAPI protocol flaw lets unauthenticated attackers change some settings

An authentication bypass in the PAPI protocol of Aruba AOS-8 wireless controllers lets an unauthenticated remote attacker get past existing authentication controls. A successful attacker can make limited unauthorized changes to certain settings on the affected 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-2026-95718
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-95718

## From the sources

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to make limited unauthorized modifications to certain settings of the affected system.

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