CVE-2026-79886

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

An unauthenticated buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to disrupt the availability of the affected service on the controller, with a limited impact to its integrity.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

8.2 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-22 19:18:01.130000

Last modified

2026-10-26 14:18:54.933000

View original CVE JSON

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-79886",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:18:01.130",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T14:18:54.933",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "An unauthenticated buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to disrupt the availability of the affected service on the controller, with a limited impact to its integrity."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)",
          "product": "ArubaOS (AOS)",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "8.13.0.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "8.13.3.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "8.10.0.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "8.10.0.23",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.2,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 4.2
      }
    ]
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05162en_us&docLocale=en_US",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}