---
id: CVE-2026-23813
title: >-
  A vulnerability has been identified in the web-based management interface of
  AOS-CX switches that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor
  to circumvent existing authentication controls
summary: >-
  A vulnerability has been identified in the web-based management interface of
  AOS-CX switches that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor
  to circumvent existing authentication controls. In some cases this could
  enable res…
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'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: hpe
product: arubaos-cx
affected:
  - arubaos-cx < 10.10.1180
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.13.0000, < 10.13.1161'
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.16.0000, < 10.16.1030'
  - 'arubaos-cx >= 10.17.0000, < 10.17.1001'
patched:
  - arubaos-cx 10.17.1001
published: '2026-03-11'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:00:30.590'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23813'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05027en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00736
epssPercentile: 0.52536
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/offseckit/CVE-2026-23813'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:40.399Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-08-11T18:47:42.890Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability has been identified in the web-based management interface of AOS-CX switches that could potentially allow an unauthenticated remote actor to circumvent existing authentication controls. In some cases this could enable resetting the admin password.

## Affected

- `arubaos-cx < 10.10.1180`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.13.0000, < 10.13.1161`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.16.0000, < 10.16.1030`
- `arubaos-cx >= 10.17.0000, < 10.17.1001`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `arubaos-cx 10.17.1001`