{"id":"CVE-2026-79872","title":"Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability allows Remote Code Execution in AOS-10 and AOS-8","summary":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of AOS that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an unauthenticated remote attacker. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ArubaOS (AOS)","affected":["arubaos_aos >= 10.8.0.0 <= 10.8.1.1","arubaos_aos >= 10.7.0.0 <= 10.7.2.6","arubaos_aos >= 10.4.0.0 <= 10.4.1.13","arubaos_aos >= 8.13.0.0 <= 8.13.3.0","arubaos_aos >= 8.10.0.0 <= 8.10.0.23"],"published":"2026-10-22","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T19:13:19.218Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79872","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00262,"epssPercentile":0.17087,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T22:00:50.381Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79872","body":"## Overview\n\nA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the underlying operating system of AOS that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an unauthenticated remote attacker. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `arubaos_aos >= 10.8.0.0 <= 10.8.1.1`\n- `arubaos_aos >= 10.7.0.0 <= 10.7.2.6`\n- `arubaos_aos >= 10.4.0.0 <= 10.4.1.13`\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":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":51.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}