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CVE-2026-79855

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ArubaOS (AOS) — Authentication Bypass in the SSH Daemon of AOS-8 leads to Complete System Compromise

EPSS 0.8%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
40
CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 55.0.550 × 2011.0No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SSH daemon of AOS-8 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to circumvent existing authentication controls. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain administrative privileges leading to complete compromise of the AOS-8 host.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
ArubaOS (AOS)8.13.0.0 – 8.13.3.0–CNA
ArubaOS (AOS)8.10.0.0 – 8.10.0.23–CNA

Scores by source

hpe (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

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