HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0 resource consumption

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7.3$0-$5k0.45

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-79885. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HPE AOS-8 up to 8.10.0.23/8.13.3.0. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79885 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/23/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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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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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-2026-79885 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425493
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-4125 - Aruba ArubaOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2026 23:31
Updated: 10/23/2026 21:09
Changes: 10/22/2026 23:31 (59), 10/23/2026 01:55 (1), 10/23/2026 21:09 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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