HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 10.8.0.0 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 10.8.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-44859. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 10.8.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44859 since 05/07/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/12/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44859 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363336

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 22:03
Changes: 05/12/2026 22:03 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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