CVE-2026-79857 Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in AOS-8 PAPI Protocol
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79857?
CVE-2026-79857 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
There is a command injection vulnerability in the PAPI protocol (Aruba's access point management protocol) of AOS-8 that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets to the affected UDP port. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79857?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-79857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxwv-g6wc-gh7x.