CVE-2026-79878 A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote cod
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79878?
CVE-2026-79878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted PAPI packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79878?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-79878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2j58-65w6-h54h.