CVE-2026-79848 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for ArubaOS (AOS) instances, particularly those with versions 8.13.0.0 to 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.0.0 to 8.10.0.23, should assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-79848 is a critical vulnerability in ArubaOS (AOS) that allows unauthenticated SQL injection attacks, potentially leading to remote code execution. Defenders should assess exposure, prioritize remediation, and verify affected versions.

• Potential remote code execution
• Unauthenticated SQL injection attacks
• Exposure of AOS-8 instances with affected versions

Technical summary

CVE-2026-79848 is a critical vulnerability in ArubaOS (AOS) that allows unauthenticated SQL injection attacks, potentially leading to remote code execution. The vulnerability affects AOS-8 instances with versions 8.13.0.0 to 8.13.3.0 and 8.10.0.0 to 8.10.0.23. Defenders should focus on assessing exposure and prioritizing remediation of affected versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10 and a severity of CRITICAL, indicating a high level of risk. Affected defenders must review and apply vendor patches or mitigations through normal change control.

Defensive priority

High priority for defenders to assess exposure and remediate

Recommended defensive actions

• Assess exposure of ArubaOS (AOS) instances
• Prioritize remediation of affected versions
• Verify inventory of AOS-8 instances
• Check for compensating controls
• Review vendor patch guidance
• Perform exposure review
• Track exceptions and retest remediated assets

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details on the vulnerability, but limited information is available on exploitation or affected versions. Defenders should verify affected AOS-8 instances, review vendor guidance, and assess exposure. Evidence limits suggest that further verification is required to confirm affected scope and severity.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.