Description
A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted PAPI packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

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First Time appeared Hpe
Hpe aos
Vendors & Products Hpe
Hpe aos

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

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Weaknesses CWE-77

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-77

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

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Description No description provided A command injection vulnerability in the AOS-8 command line interface accessed by the PAPI protocol could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by an adjacent attacker sending specially crafted PAPI packets destined to the PAPI UDP port 8211. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-77

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

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Description No description provided
Title Unauthenticated Adjacent Command Injection Vulnerability in the AOS-8 Command Line Interface Accessed by the PAPI Protocol
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T19:13:27.325Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:48:16.469Z

Link: CVE-2026-79878

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-22T19:18:00.273

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

Link: CVE-2026-79878

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Updated: 2026-10-26T19:24:53Z

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