Vulnerability · CVE-2026-79877
Unauthenticated Adjacent Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in AOS-10
Published Oct 22, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-79877. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)
A remote code execution vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-79877
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-79877. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 23, 2026 · BSI CERT-Bund
Detected
CVE-2026-79877 is listed by Aruba ArubaOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen.
Oct 23, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
A remote code execution vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user on the underlying operating system leading to complete system compromise.
Sources
- BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-79877
Aruba ArubaOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
wid.cert-bund.de - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-79877
A remote code execution vulnerability in the underlying operating system of AOS-10 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as a privileged user
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.