HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1170/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0 command line interface buffer overflow

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9.5$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1170/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component command line interface. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-44880. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-CX up to 10.13.1170/10.16.1050/10.17.1020/10.18.0. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component command line interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an remote low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-44880 since 05/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated 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 07/21/2026).

Upgrading to version 10.18.0001 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: AOS-CX 10.18.0001

Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +75 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44880 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-381005

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 20:24
Changes: 07/21/2026 20:24 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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