CVE-2026-79956
Improper Sanitization leads to Command Injection in AOS-8 Web Interface
A vulnerability in the CLI command handling of the AOS-8 web interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run unauthorized commands on the system, potentially leading to system compromise.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Sanitization leads to Command Injection in AOS-8 Web Interface
A vulnerability in the CLI command handling of the AOS-8 web interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run unauthorized commands on the system, potentially leading to system compromise.
- Record
CVE-2026-79956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-108397
A vulnerability in the CLI command handling of the AOS-8 web interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run unauthorized commands on the system, potentially leading to system compromise.
- Record
EUVD-2026-108397- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9m4-g4pw-pg59
No description provided
No description provided
- Record
GHSA-q9m4-g4pw-pg59- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in the CLI command handling of the AOS-8 web interface could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to run unauthorized commands on the system, potentially leading to system compromise.
- Record
CVE-2026-79956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-79956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hpe) Arubaos (aos), published October 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.