HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0 privilege escalation

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5.9$5k-$25k0.45

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-79956. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79956 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. 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 10/23/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-4125). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Aruba ArubaOS

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/22/2026 +58 days Advisory disclosed
10/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/23/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-79956 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425469
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-4125 - Aruba ArubaOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2026 23:05
Updated: 10/23/2026 21:57
Changes: 10/22/2026 23:05 (58), 10/23/2026 01:52 (1), 10/23/2026 21:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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