---
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'
---

## Overview

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 ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

## 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`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.