Description
No description provided
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability arises from unauthenticated command injection in HPE AOS‑8, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the device. This flaw can lead directly to full compromise of the affected system, exposing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of any services running on the device. The CVSS score of 10 indicates maximum severity.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s AOS‑8. The provided data does not specify a more precise product name or firmware version, but the vulnerability applies generically to any AOS‑8 deployment that has the exposed command interface enabled.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS of 10 and no available EPSS data, the risk is assessed as extremely high and the potential for exploitation is significant. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but attackers can likely reach the target via exposed interfaces without authentication, potentially exploiting the flaw remotely to gain complete control of the system.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:33 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Obtain and apply the HPE AOS‑8 security patch that eliminates the command injection flaw.
  • If an immediate patch is unavailable, block external access to the vulnerable AOS‑8 interfaces using firewall rules to prevent unauthenticated command submissions.
  • Enable logging of command‑execution attempts on the AOS‑8 device and investigate any suspicious activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 04:33 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-78

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerabilities in AOS-8
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T03:55:39.871Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:47:27.562Z

Link: CVE-2026-79846

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:56.490

Modified: 2026-10-23T04:18:18.130

Link: CVE-2026-79846

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')