---
id: CVE-2026-23816
title: >-
  A vulnerability in the command line interface of AOS-CX Switches could allow
  an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the
  underlying operating system.
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in the command line interface of AOS-CX Switches could allow
  an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the
  underlying operating system.
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
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: '2026-09-22T20:56:07.920'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23816'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05027en_us&docLocale=en_US
    label: security-alert@hpe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01181
epssPercentile: 0.66358
ingestedAt: '2026-08-11T18:47:43.038Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the command line interface of AOS-CX Switches could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

## 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`