HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 8.10.0.21/8.12.0.6/8.13.1.1 session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 8.10.0.21/8.12.0.6/8.13.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in session expiration. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-44873. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System up to 8.10.0.21/8.12.0.6/8.13.1.1. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A session management vulnerability in AOS-8 allows previously authenticated users to retain network access after their accounts are administratively disabled. Existing sessions are not invalidated when credentials are revoked, enabling continued access until session expiration. An attacker with compromised credentials could exploit this behavior to maintain unauthorized access even after the account has been disabled.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-44873 since 05/07/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (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: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
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-2026-44873 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363357

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 22:09
Changes: 05/12/2026 22:09 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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