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critical 9.6

CVE-2026-79870 json

Authentication Bypass leads to Unauthorized Access in AOS-8

published 20d ago modified 9d ago also EUVD-2026-108370

cvss
9.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAPI protocol of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain administrative access, modify system configurations, access or manipulate sensitive data, and disrupt network operations.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
9d ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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