Description
Vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against an affected AOS-8 instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability is an unauthenticated SQL injection flaw that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. Because the flaw can be triggered without any authentication, an attacker who can reach the target over the network could inject malicious SQL statements that are executed with the privileges of the database service. The advisory now indicates that successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

Affected Systems

The affected vendor is Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the product appears to be AOS‑8, as inferred from the advisory title. Specific product versions are not listed; the product field is marked as unknown, indicating that the advisory does not provide detailed version information.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 10 indicates a critical severity and implies that exploitation would result in full control over the system. The EPSS score of 0.54% indicates a very low but nonzero exploitation probability, and the absence of a KEV listing does not negate the high likelihood of exploitation given the high CVSS. The attack vector is inferred to be remote and unauthenticated, meaning that any host that can contact the database interface could potentially exploit the flaw. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to gain full control over the targeted HPE AOS‑8 instance.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 21:02 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply any available vendor patch or upgrade to a fixed version of HPE AOS‑8.
  • Restrict external network access to the AOS‑8 database interfaces using firewall or network segmentation.
  • Monitor HPE support and security advisories for updates and plan for remediation as soon as a patch is released.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 21:02 UTC.

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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hpe
Hpe aos
Vendors & Products Hpe
Hpe aos

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided Vulnerabilities in the affected interface of AOS-8 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks against an affected AOS-8 instance. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerabilities allow Remote Code Execution in AOS-8
Weaknesses CWE-89
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'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T19:12:41.206Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-79848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T20:14:32.690Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:56.850

Modified: 2026-10-26T14:18:54.933

Link: CVE-2026-79848

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T19:25:54Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

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