Unauthenticated SQLi in widely deployed HPE/Aruba AOS-8 leading to RCE on device OS; high potential for enterprise-wide network disruption and device takeover.
CVE-2026-79849
Unauthenticated SQL injection in AOS-8 allows RCE on device (CVSS 10.0)
Is CVE-2026-79849 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79849 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79849?
CVE-2026-79849 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-79849?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-79849, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-79849 affect?
CVE-2026-79849 affects HPE/Aruba AOS-8, Aruba switches/controllers running AOS-8. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79849?
Apply vendor patch ASAP; isolate AOS-8 devices and restrict management access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated SQL injection enabling remote code execution on the underlying OS, full device compromise and potential network lateral movement.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 8.13.0.0 and <= 8.13.3.0
- affected>= 8.10.0.0 and <= 8.10.0.23
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.