CVE-2026-44857: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS)
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves stack-based buffer overflows in multiple management service components of HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS) versions 8.10.0.0 to 8.13.0.0 and 10.4.0.0 to 10.8.0.0. Exploitation requires administrative authentication and involves sending crafted requests through the CLI to affected services. Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges, compromising the underlying operating system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrative privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of system operations. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is provided in the available data, organizations should monitor HPE advisories for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability. Until a patch is available, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel and consider additional controls to limit exposure of the affected management services.
CVE-2026-44857: Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS)
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in several underlying management service components accessed through the command-line interface of the AOS-8 and AOS-10 Operating Systems. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests to the affected services. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves stack-based buffer overflows in multiple management service components of HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS) versions 8.10.0.0 to 8.13.0.0 and 10.4.0.0 to 10.8.0.0. Exploitation requires administrative authentication and involves sending crafted requests through the CLI to affected services. Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges, compromising the underlying operating system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.2, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrative privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of system operations. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary mitigation is provided in the available data, organizations should monitor HPE advisories for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability. Until a patch is available, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel and consider additional controls to limit exposure of the affected management services.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hpe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-07T21:29:03.734Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a03813fcbff5d861012f6fb
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 7:36:31 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 7:55:02 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:50:53 AM
Views: 2
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