CVE-2026-23598VulnerabilityPublished 17 Feb 2026Updated 27 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-23598: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G Core · Vulnerability

Affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G CoreSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Adjacent
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Adjacent: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack, but the attack is limited at the protocol level to a logically adjacent topology. This can mean an attack must be launched from the same shared physical (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11) or logical (e.g., local IP subnet) network, or from within a secure or otherwise limited administrative domain (e.g., MPLS, secure VPN to an administrative network zone).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G Core	Affected >=1.24.3.0 <=1.24.3.4	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-23598, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Immediately restrict network access to the vulnerable API endpoints by enforcing strict network segmentation and firewall rules, limiting access to trusted management networks only. 2) Monitor API traffic for anomalous error message patterns that could indicate exploitation attempts. 3) Employ robust logging and alerting on API error responses to detect potential reconnaissance activities. 4) Coordinate with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for timely receipt and application of security patches or updates once available. 5) Conduct thorough security assessments and penetration testing focused on API error handling and information disclosure vectors. 6) Harden authentication and authorization controls around the 5G core management interfaces to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. 7) Educate network and security teams about the specific risks associated with API error information leakage and the importance of minimizing exposed error details in production environments. 8) Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or API gateways capable of sanitizing error messages and blocking suspicious requests. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, monitoring, and proactive detection tailored to the nature of this vulnerability.

Description

Vulnerabilities in the API error handling of an HPE Aruba Networking 5G Core server API could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to access details such as user accounts, roles, and system configuration, as well as to gain insight into internal services and workflows, increasing the risk of unauthorized access and elevated privileges when combined with other vulnerabilities.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-23598 is the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive system information through API error messages, which can aid attackers in reconnaissance and planning further attacks. Although confidentiality and integrity are not directly compromised, the availability impact is rated high, indicating potential disruption or denial of service conditions. Organizations deploying HPE Aruba Networking Private 5G Core servers may face increased risk of unauthorized access or privilege escalation if attackers combine this vulnerability with other weaknesses. Given the critical role of private 5G cores in supporting enterprise and industrial wireless communications, exploitation could disrupt essential services, impact operational continuity, and expose sensitive internal configurations. The vulnerability's unauthenticated nature and lack of user interaction requirement increase the risk of remote exploitation, especially in environments where the vulnerable API is exposed to adjacent networks or insufficiently segmented. This could lead to broader security incidents, including data breaches or service outages, particularly in sectors relying heavily on private 5G infrastructure such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and government agencies.

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.
Implementation
Ensure that error messages only contain minimal details that are useful to the intended audience and no one else. The messages need to strike the balance between being too cryptic (which can confuse users) or being too detailed (which may reveal more than intended).
Implementation
Handle exceptions internally and do not display errors containing potentially sensitive information to a user.
Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Use naming conventions and strong types to make it easier to spot when sensitive data is being used. When creating structures, objects, or other complex entities, separate the sensitive and non-sensitive data as much as possible.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Logging (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V7.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Fuzzing for application mapping (opens in a new tab)
Padding Oracle Crypto Attack (opens in a new tab)
Query System for Information (opens in a new tab)
Blind SQL Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05002en_us&docLocale=en_US (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-209

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