CVE-2026-79847 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-10
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79847 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-79847 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79847/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79847?
CVE-2026-79847 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-10 could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets to the affected interface. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79847?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-79847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g9x5-4946-33mp.