# CVE-2026-79880: Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery leads to Remote Code Execution in AOS-8


- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44mp-j4wq-27m2

## What is CVE-2026-79880?

CVE-2026-79880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

A vulnerability in the command line interface of AOS-8 could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges to conduct a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79880?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-79880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-79880 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79880 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-79880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS), published on 22 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79880 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-2026-79880/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79880/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79880
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79880
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79880

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79880/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.