Affects HPE/Aruba AOS-8 networking (widely deployed); unauthenticated admin takeover risk that could disrupt enterprise networks.
CVE-2026-79875
Auth bypass in AOS-8 PAPI enabling admin takeover
Is CVE-2026-79875 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79875 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 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79875?
CVE-2026-79875 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2026-79875?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-79875, 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-2026-79875 affect?
CVE-2026-79875 affects HPE AOS-8 (PAPI protocol), Aruba/HPE networking devices running AOS-8. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79875?
Apply vendor patch ASAP; restrict/segregate PAPI, enforce ACLs and monitor admin activity
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated adjacent attacker can gain admin access, modify device configs, and read/alter sensitive data.
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.