CVE-2026-44871 Command injection in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS)

High 7.2 Published 12 May 2026 Updated 14 May 2026

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Aruba AOS via the PAPI protocol, requiring vendor patches.

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-2026-44871?

CVE-2026-44871 is a high-severity command injection 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

Command injection vulnerabilities exist in the command line interface (CLI) service accessed by the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44871?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Arubanetworks Sd-Wan.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-44871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hrpm-mj96-8vfp.