CVE-2026-23812 Security Boundary Bypass via Routing Node Impersonation
Attackers can impersonate gateways to intercept or modify network traffic via Man-in-the-Middle attacks on HPE Aruba wireless systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-23812?
CVE-2026-23812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 4 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified where an attacker connecting to an access point as a standard wired or wireless client can impersonate a gateway by leveraging an address-based spoofing technique. Successful exploitation enables the redirection of data streams, allowing for the interception or modification of traffic intended for the legitimate network gateway via a Machine-in-the-Middle (MitM) position.
Weakness: CWE-300
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23812?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-23812?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-23812 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23812 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arubanetworks Arubaos
- CVE-2024-42393 Memory corruption in Hpe Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10
- CVE-2024-42394 Memory corruption in HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10
- CVE-2024-42395 Memory corruption in HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS and Aruba Access Points running ArubaOS 10
- CVE-2024-31466 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in CLI Service Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
- CVE-2024-31467 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in CLI Service Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pwx-crrh-pp6w.