{"id":"CVE-2026-79855","title":"Authentication Bypass in the SSH Daemon of AOS-8 leads to Complete System Compromise","summary":"An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SSH daemon of AOS-8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges lead…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ArubaOS (AOS)","affected":["arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0","arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-23T19:32:44.663536Z"},"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-24T03:55:56.822Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79855","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00422,"epssPercentile":0.35444,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T22:00:50.376Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79855","body":"## Overview\n\nAn authentication bypass vulnerability in the SSH daemon of AOS-8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the AOS-8 host.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0`\n- `arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}