CVE-2026-44852 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary File Overwrite in the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Web-Based Management Interface
Authenticated attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal in the web interface, leading to remote code execution as a privileged user.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-44852?
CVE-2026-44852 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 12 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the AOS-8 and AOS-10 web-based management interface. A vulnerability in the certificate download functionality could allow an authenticated remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system by exploiting improper input validation in the file path parameter. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as a privileged user.
Weakness: CWE-296
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44852?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Arubanetworks Sd-Wan.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-44852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44852 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-5wfp-54cp-mj7h.